4.3% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brinkin - Nakara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brinkin - Nakara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in Brinkin - Nakara are without a car compared to the rest of the Northern Territory. Most residents rely on their own vehicles, though public transport use is much higher here than in most similar areas. This mix of high car ownership and strong transit use defines how people move through the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%. About 38% of homes have two vehicles, and 15.6% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Brinkin - Nakara splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 6.1% of workers, which is well above the Northern Territory's 2.2%. In contrast, only 5.3% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
5.3% ▲ +68.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is well served by buses, with 24 routes and 5.54 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the territory average. Weekly departures are also among the highest for similar areas.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.54
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,859.5
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,769
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
30,895
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
59
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is quick, with a typical drive time of only 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
14
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brinkin - Nakara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021013/brinkin-nakara/topic/transport