3.9% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Leanyer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Leanyer
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.9% of homes in Leanyer have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Northern Territory and national figures. This high level of car ownership supports a lifestyle where the vast majority of residents rely on driving for their daily needs. The area is largely car-dependent, with very few people working from home or using public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 41.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.7% owning three. While the number of homes without a car rose slightly since 2011 to 3.9%, this remains much lower than the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Leanyer, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 73.2% of people driving themselves. Very few people work from home at 3.5%, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
3.5% ▲ +63.8%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Public transport in Leanyer consists entirely of buses, with 4.13 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Territory average. However, the number of weekly departures is lower than most areas, and the 82-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in most places.
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.
4.13
Lower than 53% 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).
400.3
Lower than 66% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,943
Lower than 75% 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).
17,692
Lower than 74% 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).
82
Higher than 89% 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 around by car is relatively quick, with a 17-minute drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. For those using transit, the walk to the nearest stop is just 1 minute, a result much lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Leanyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701021020/leanyer/topic/transport