22.4% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northern Territory - Outback · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Northern Territory - Outback
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Northern Territory - Outback than in other parts of the country. Over a fifth of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a landscape where limited public transport and vast distances make travel a significant challenge for many residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure that is far above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages. For those who do own cars, 36.4% of homes have one vehicle, while 26.9% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Northern Territory - Outback, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 36%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very rare here at 3.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Most people drive to work, while 16.4% walk and only 1.8% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
3.9% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 8 routes and 99 stops across the region. There are just 1.11 stops per 1,000 people and only 62.6 weekly departures, which is far below the Northern Territory average.
99
Lower than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.11
Lower than 95% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
62.6
Lower than 95% of region (sa4) 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).
8
Lower than 95% of region (sa4) 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 Northern Territory - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/702/northern-territory-outback/topic/transport