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Borroloola · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Borroloola

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

More than a third of homes in Borroloola have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This reliance on other transport options is clear, as nearly 30% of people walk to their jobs. While vehicle ownership has improved since 2011, the area remains quite different from the rest of the country.

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📍 Borroloola, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 35.4% of households do not own a car, a rate far above the Northern Territory and Australia. This is among the highest levels for similar areas, although it fell by 12 points since 2011. Currently, 41% of homes have one vehicle, while 18.5% have two.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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35.4% ▼ -25.6%

Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Borroloola, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by No vehicle (34%) and 2 vehicles (18%).

1 vehicle 41.0% No vehicle 35.4% 2 vehicles 18.5% 4 or more 5.1% 3 vehicles 3.4%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a primary way to get to work for 29.4% of residents, while 38.4% drive. Very few people work from home at 3.8%, which is far below the Australian figure. Public transport use is about the same as the Territory average, but it fell from 10% in 2011 to 1.9%.

People working from home

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3.8% ▲ —

Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

Commuting by public transport

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1.9% ▼ -81.0%

Higher than 86% of urban centre 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.

How people get to work

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In Borroloola, the largest group is Car (driver) at 42%, followed by Walked (32%) and Car (passenger) (18%).

Car (driver) 38.4% Walked 29.4% Car (passenger) 17.1% Worked at home 3.8% Bus 1.9% Bicycle 1.9%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Borroloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721003/borroloola/topic/transport