9.6% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Darwin · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Port Darwin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Port Darwin than in the rest of the country, with only 4.5% doing so. This area relies heavily on physical commutes, though it is one of the few places where a significant number of households live without any motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households keep one car, while 31% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Darwin, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 31%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking to work is common here, with 17.2% of workers doing so, while 51.3% drive. Public transport use for commuting is slightly above the Northern Territory figure at 3.4%.
4.5% ▲ +124.9%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 exclusively bus-based, with 24 stops serving the area. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is much lower than most areas, the number of weekly departures is far above the Northern Territory figure.
24
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.16
Lower than 89% 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).
1,014.1
Higher than 51% 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).
20
Lower than 67% 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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70022/port-darwin/topic/transport