6.2% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Palmerston City · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Palmerston City
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of public transport options have defined Palmerston City in recent years. While most people still rely on cars, the area is much better connected by bus than the rest of the Territory. This is reflected in the high number of transit stops and services available to residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one motor vehicle, though 6.2% of households have none. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though it is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Palmerston City, 1 vehicle is the majority at 59%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 4.6%, which is among the highest for its level and a little above the national figure. In contrast, no one works from home, which is far below the Australian rate of 21%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
The area has an exceptional level of service, with 36.08 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Northern Territory figure of 3.30. This is supported by 33 bus routes and a very high number of weekly departures.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
36.08
Higher 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).
30,902.1
Higher 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).
33
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,937
Higher than 72% 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).
35,523
Higher than 59% 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).
53
Lower than 59% 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 stop is easier here than in most areas, with a typical walking time of just 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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).
More for Palmerston City
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Palmerston City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70216/palmerston-city/topic/transport