Jingili · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Jingili

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Car drivers make up 67.7% of the workforce in Jingili, where most households rely on their own transport. While car use is dominant, the area has a much higher number of public transport departures than the Territory average. This combination of high vehicle ownership and good service frequency defines how people move through the suburb.

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📍 Jingili, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%. Most households are well-equipped, with 41.1% owning two vehicles and 17.5% owning three.

5.0% ▼ -14.0%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Jingili, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people work from home at 4.4%, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also low at 2%, which has fallen since 2011.

4.4% ▲ +7.2%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.0% ▼ -53.0%

Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Jingili, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Car (passenger) is next at 6%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The suburb is well served by buses, with 1,170.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Northern Territory's 505.8. There are 11 different routes serving the area, and there are more stops per person than in most similar areas.

10

Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

5.43

Higher than 66% 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).

1,170.6

Higher than 63% 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).

10,880

Lower than 67% 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).

31,443

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).

62

Higher than 57% 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.

It is a quick 12-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. For those using public transport, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes.

4

Lower than 57% 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.

12

Lower than 83% 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 Jingili [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021018/jingili/topic/transport