Moil · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Moil

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

Far more public transport options are available in Moil than the Northern Territory average, with 7 stops per 1,000 people. While most residents still rely on cars, the area has a high level of transit access for a small community.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have two cars, and only 5.8% of households have no motor vehicle. This rate is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure of 7.4%.

5.8% ▲ +9.6%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Moil, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is rare here, with only 4.2% of people doing so, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Most people drive themselves to work, while 2% use public transport.

4.2% ▲ +34.2%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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

2.0% ▼ -43.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Moil, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Car (passenger) is next at 9%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is a strong point for Moil, with 12 routes and 14 stops, which is more than 84% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state average, although the transit time to the city is higher than most areas.

7.00

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).

984.0

Higher than 86% 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).

8,249

Higher than 56% 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).

20,679

Lower than 51% 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).

65

Higher than 66% 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 a nearby stop is relatively easy, with a typical walk of 6 minutes, which is lower than most areas.

6

Lower than 64% 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 Moil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70192/moil/topic/transport