8.2% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chifley · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Chifley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive jump in remote work defines the travel habits of Chifley, where 27.1% of people now work from home. This is well above the national figure and represents a significant shift in how residents manage their daily commutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 8.2% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and has risen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Chifley splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged since 2016, rising 25 points to reach 27.1% of workers. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 3.5% over the same period.
27.1% —
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% —
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Bus services dominate the local network, making up 98.1% of routes. With 1,024 stops, the area has more stops than about 87% of similar places, and weekly departures are a little above the state figure.
1,024
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.07
Higher than 62% of federal 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).
1,557.3
Higher than 72% of federal 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).
33
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes a typical resident about 34 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
34
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED108/chifley/topic/transport