Papunya · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Papunya

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

More than half of all homes in Papunya have no motor vehicle, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This lack of private transport is reflected in how people get to work, with the majority of the local workforce walking to their jobs.

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📍 Papunya, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 51.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%. This proportion has risen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

51.5% ▲ +14.4%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 45.0%
  • 2016: 56.5%
  • 2021: 51.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Papunya, the largest group is No vehicle at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (8%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is the primary way to get to work for 52.8% of people, while 0.0% use public transport or work from home. These figures are well below the national and state averages.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Papunya, Walked is the majority at 65%; Car (driver) is next at 22%.

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 Papunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722027/papunya/topic/transport