City of Palmerston LGA
Local workers - Method of travel to work - Public Administration and Safety
This data reveals the main modes of transport used by local workers in a particular industry to get to work. Workforce transport data for the City of Palmerston LGA is very useful in transport planning as it informs decision-makers about the effectiveness and availability of public transport.
There are a number of reasons why people use different Modes of Transport to get to work including:
- The availability of affordable and effective public transport options between place of residence and place of work (For instance, industries located near railway stations are likely to have higher public transport use than those located away from main public transport routes);
- The number of motor vehicles available from within a household; and
- The travel distance to work, which for example, can allow people to walk or bicycle to their place of employment.
Method of Travel to Work data should be viewed in conjunction with Workers place of residence and resident place of work for a clearer picture of where people come from to work in the City of Palmerston LGA, and Employment locations for the Destination Zones they work in and how they arrive there.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work
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| Local workers method of travel to work | |||||||||
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| City of Palmerston LGA - Public Administration and Safety | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Main method of travel | Number | % | Northern Territory% | Number | % | Northern Territory% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| Car, as driver | 743 | 77.2 | 66.0 | 708 | 78.1 | 63.7 | +35 | ||
| Car, as passenger | 26 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 36 | 4.0 | 6.5 | -10 | ||
| Train | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -- | ||
| Bus | 18 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 26 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -8 | ||
| Ferry | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | ||
| Tram | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Truck | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -- | ||
| Motorbike/Motor scooter | 17 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | +8 | ||
| Bicycle | 13 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 19 | 2.1 | 3.4 | -6 | ||
| Taxi/Other | 3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | +3 | ||
| Other - multiple methods | 6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | -2 | ||
| Walked only | 9 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 16 | 1.8 | 8.7 | -7 | ||
| Worked at home | 12 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +9 | ||
| Did not go to work | 111 | 11.5 | 10.1 | 81 | 8.9 | 9.3 | +30 | ||
| Not stated | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | -- | ||
| Total | 962 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 906 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +56 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
In 2021, there were 18 people in Public Administration and Safety who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in the City of Palmerston LGA, compared with 786 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).
Analysis of the method of travel to work of the Public Administration and Safety workforce in the City of Palmerston LGA in 2021 compared to the Northern Territory workforce within the City of Palmerston LGA shows that 1.9% used public transport, while 81.7% used a private vehicle, compared with 2.2% and 73.1% respectively in Northern Territory.
The major differences between the method of travel to work of the Public Administration and Safety workforce in the City of Palmerston LGA and the Northern Territory workforce were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by car, as driver (77.2% compared to 66.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who walked only (0.9% compared to 8.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by car, as passenger (2.7% compared to 5.5%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who did not go to work (11.5% compared to 10.1%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the method of travel to work of the Public Administration and Safety workforce in the City of Palmerston LGA between2016 and 2021 were:
- Car, as driver (+35 local workers)
- Did not go to work (+30 local workers)
- Car, as passenger (-10 local workers)
- Worked at home (+9 local workers)