2.6% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Weddell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Weddell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households without a car is the main trend in Weddell, where only 2.6% of homes lack a vehicle. This is well below the Northern Territory figure and Australia's average. Most residents rely heavily on private cars to get around and reach work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in Weddell has a motor vehicle, with 37% owning two and 15.7% owning four or more. The proportion of homes with no vehicle has fallen since 2011 to just 2.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Weddell, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 63.6% as the driver. While 10% of residents work from home—well above the Northern Territory average—this is far below the national figure.
10.0% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 is very limited here, with only 10 stops and two routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Northern Territory figure, and only buses operate in the area.
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.
2.33
Lower than 76% 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).
63.9
Lower than 83% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,289
Lower than 90% 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).
4,289
Lower than 93% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 54 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
54
Higher than 75% 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 Weddell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031035/weddell/topic/transport