3.7% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bakewell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bakewell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly three quarters of workers in Bakewell commute by driving, reflecting a strong reliance on cars in a place where few homes lack a vehicle. While the area is well-served by private transport, public transit options are limited and the typical trip to the city takes 74 minutes by transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1% and the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 41.4% owning two vehicles and 38% owning one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bakewell splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, at just 3.0%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for work is about the same as the rest of the Territory at 2.2%, though this has fallen since 2011.
3.0% ▲ +131.5%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -41.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 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 access is quite limited, with only 8 stops and 5 routes, making it much lower than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Territory figure, and the network relies entirely on buses.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.59
Lower than 74% 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).
386.3
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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,788
Lower than 60% 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).
18,588
Lower than 73% 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).
74
Higher than 77% 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.
The drive time to the city is about 20 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. Despite limited overall transit, the walk to the nearest stop is quite short, taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Bakewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041036/bakewell/topic/transport