40.2% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tanami · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Tanami
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty percent of homes in Tanami have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of vehicle-less households is a standout feature of the area, where the number of people without a car has risen since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 40.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 11.1% seen in the Northern Territory. Nearly half of households have just one vehicle, while only about 11% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tanami, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by No vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the primary way to get to work for 42.7% of residents. Very few people work from home at 1.4%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
1.4% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -54.9%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Tanami. This means the area has far fewer services than the rest of the Northern Territory.
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011053/tanami/topic/transport