7.0% ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Larapinta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Larapinta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Larapinta than in the rest of the country, with only 2.2% doing so. This makes it an area where the vast majority of the workforce travels to their jobs. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, while public transport options remain limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a figure that rose slightly since 2011. For those who do have cars, the most common setup is two vehicles, found in 38.4% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Larapinta splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to travel, with 70.8% of workers driving themselves to work. Only 1.9% use public transport, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
2.2% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 scarce here, as there are only two routes and 18 stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Northern Territory figure.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.63
Lower than 60% 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).
152.7
Lower than 78% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a transit point is difficult in Larapinta, where the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 54 minutes, one of the longest times for any area at this level.
54
Higher than 94% 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.
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)).
- 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 Larapinta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011048/larapinta/topic/transport