1.8% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Palmerston - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Palmerston - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small increase in working from home is the main shift in how people move around Palmerston - North since 2011. Most residents rely heavily on cars, with only 1.8% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure and the Northern Territory average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have two vehicles, and 15.1% have three. Very few households get by without a car, a trend that has barely changed over the last decade.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Palmerston - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 73.2% of people as the driver. Only 3.1% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%, and use of public transport for commuting has fallen slightly since 2011.
3.1% ▲ +75.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 has 35 public transport routes and a high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Northern Territory average. However, it takes longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, taking about 63 minutes.
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.
4.26
Lower than 51% 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).
1,669.9
Higher than 77% 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).
35
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,456
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).
14,846
Lower than 78% 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).
63
Higher than 59% 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.
Driving to the city is relatively quick, taking about 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 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.
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 Palmerston - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041041/palmerston-north/topic/transport