44.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gulf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gulf
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 45% of homes in Gulf have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most likely places in the region for households to live without a car. Most residents rely on walking or private cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
A total of 44.6% of homes here do not own a motor vehicle, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 11.1% and has risen slightly since 2011. For those with cars, 34.9% of homes have one vehicle and 14.1% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gulf, the largest group is No vehicle at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work for 39.8% of people. Only 4.1% of residents work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%, while 3.0% use public transport to commute.
4.1% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Gulf. This lack of infrastructure means the area has far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than 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 Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051066/gulf/topic/transport