Ludmilla · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Ludmilla

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Thirteen public transport stops serve Ludmilla, which is far more than most similar areas. This high level of access is a standout feature for the suburb, though most residents still rely on cars to get around. The area is well-connected, with the typical trip to the city taking much less time than in other nearby places.

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📍 Ludmilla, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 13.5% of homes in Ludmilla have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, 37% of households have two vehicles.

13.5% ▲ +32.9%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Ludmilla, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and No vehicle (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, with 66% as the driver and 6.1% as a passenger. Only 5% of residents work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.

5.0% ▲ +100.4%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.2% ▼ -18.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 2.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In Ludmilla, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport options are plentiful, with 7 routes and 7.8 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 3.3. Weekly bus departures are also much higher than the rest of the territory.

7.80

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).

851.2

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality 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).

12,941

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).

38,868

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).

38

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to public transport is quick, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.

3

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.

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)).
  • Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
  • 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 Ludmilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70167/ludmilla/topic/transport