62.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Arnhem · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Arnhem
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than six in ten homes now lack a motor vehicle in West Arnhem, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is far above the national figure, reflecting an area where most people do not rely on private cars for travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 62.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%. Only 8% of households have two vehicles, and just 1.6% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Arnhem, No vehicle is the majority at 62%; 1 vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the primary way to get to work for 44.3% of residents. Very few people work from home at 0.6%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
0.6% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area, which is much lower than most other areas. This means there are no weekly departures per 1,000 people, far below the Northern Territory figure.
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031061/west-arnhem/topic/transport