Tumbling Waters · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Tumbling Waters

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

Zero public transport stops serve Tumbling Waters, meaning residents rely almost entirely on private cars to get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, a small number of households lack a car entirely. This creates a stark contrast between the local need for vehicles and the total absence of transit infrastructure.

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📍 Tumbling Waters, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have multiple cars, with 37.5% owning two and 15% owning three. Only 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Tumbling Waters, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

2 vehicles 37.5% 1 vehicle 30.0% 3 vehicles 15.0% 4 or more 12.5% No vehicle 6.3%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

About 62.3% of people drive to work, while 6.6% use public transport, a rate well above the national figure of 3.1%. Very few people work from home at 6.6%, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.

How people get to work

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In Tumbling Waters, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Car (passenger) is next at 8%.

Car (driver) 62.3% Car (passenger) 6.6% Bus 6.6% Worked at home 6.6% Walked 2.8%

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport stops or routes in the area, leaving zero people reachable by transit within 45 minutes. This is far below the Northern Territory average for transport stops and departures.