5.9% ▼ -39.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nightcliff · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Nightcliff
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 66% of workers in Nightcliff drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This area stands out for its accessibility, featuring more public transport routes and stops than most similar places. It is also a rare spot where some residents live with no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 5.9% of households have no vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Nightcliff, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 4.2% doing so. However, the 3.5% of people who use public transport to commute is much higher than in most similar areas.
4.2% ▲ +89.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 a major feature here, with 7 different routes and 11 stops, which is more than most similar areas. This accessibility is reflected in the 673.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure well above the Northern Territory's 505.8.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.83
Higher than 69% 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).
673.3
Higher than 82% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,691
Higher than 67% 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).
40,038
Higher than 61% 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).
40
Lower than 81% 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 transport stop is incredibly easy, with the walking time to the nearest stop among the lowest in the region.
0
Lower than 99% 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 Nightcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70210/nightcliff/topic/transport