65.4% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Thamarrurr · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Thamarrurr
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 65% of homes in Thamarrurr have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of carless households in the country. Most people here rely on walking or public transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
A huge 65.4% of households do not own a car, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%. This level has barely changed since 2011, with only 23.3% of homes owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Thamarrurr, No vehicle is the majority at 65%; 1 vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the primary way to get to work for 40.9% of residents. While 6.6% use public transport—well above the national figure of 3.1%—very few people work from home, at just 1.2%.
1.2% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.6% ▲ +108.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 6.6%
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.
Despite some people using public transport to commute, there are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This is far below the Northern Territory average and much lower than most other areas.
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 Thamarrurr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031059/thamarrurr/topic/transport