39.2% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Petermann - Simpson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Petermann - Simpson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 40% of homes in Petermann - Simpson have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This lack of private transport is common for the area, where many people walk to work and public transport options are almost non-existent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 39.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and has risen since 2011. For those who do have a car, 44.4% of homes own just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Petermann - Simpson, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by No vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work here at 35.4%. While 4.7% use public transport—which is a little above the national figure—very few people work from home compared to the rest of Australia.
3.7% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means the number of departures per person is far below the Northern Territory average.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Petermann - Simpson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011050/petermann-simpson/topic/transport