38.4% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A growing number of homes in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem now lack a car, with 38.4% of households without a vehicle. This is far above the national figure and highlights a region where many people rely on alternative ways to get around. The area is remote, with a typical drive time to the city taking 263 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 38.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the Northern Territory's 11.1%. This figure has risen slightly since 2011. Other homes typically have one vehicle (33.6%) or two (18.9%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem splits fairly evenly between No vehicle (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 2 vehicles at 19%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a common way to get to work for 31.5% of people, while 34% drive themselves. Only 5.1% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting has fallen to 2.0% since 2011.
5.1% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -48.4%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 routes or stops in the area. This means there are zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 505.8.
0
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 sub-region (sa3) 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 sub-region (sa3) 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 sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The region is very remote, with a typical drive time to the city of 263 minutes, one of the highest for areas at this level.
263
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Daly - Tiwi - West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70203/daly-tiwi-west-arnhem/topic/transport