12.7% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
McArthur · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in McArthur
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Travel habits in McArthur have shifted as the community evolves. While most homes rely on cars, nearly 17% of workers now use public transport, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area's transport profile unusual compared to similar regions in the Territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.7% of homes in McArthur have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on a single car, while 8.5% of homes own four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In McArthur, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is diverse here, with 16.8% using public transport and 19.6% walking. This is far above the Northern Territory average for public transport use, while 15.9% of people work from home.
15.9% ▲ +113.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
16.8% ▲ +91.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
Despite the high use of public transport for commuting, there are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This puts McArthur far below the Northern Territory average for service access.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 McArthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70180/mcarthur/topic/transport