1.7% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Goyder · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Goyder
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Goyder relies on a car to get around, with only 1.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This makes the area's dependence on private transport much higher than in the rest of the Northern Territory and Australia. Most residents rely on their own vehicles for daily travel and commuting to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 98.3% of homes have at least one vehicle. In fact, over half of all households own two or more cars, which is well above the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Goyder, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with nearly 70% of people commuting as a driver. Only 0.9% use public transport, and while 7.8% of people work from home, this is far below the Australian average.
7.8% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
While Goyder has 6.34 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Northern Territory average—these services are infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much lower than in most areas, with all public transport provided by buses.
60
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.34
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
161.8
Lower than 86% of state electorate 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
Lower than 89% of state electorate 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)).
More for Goyder
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70013/goyder/topic/transport