5.6% —
Lower than 57% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
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Transport & Vehicles in Australian Capital Territory
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily travel in the Australian Capital Territory relies heavily on cars, though public transport is more accessible here than in most other regions. While 59% of workers drive to their jobs, the territory has a high number of transit stops and departures per person. This creates a strong infrastructure for those choosing alternatives to the car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in the Australian Capital Territory have one or two cars, and only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Australian Capital Territory splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The number of people working from home rose 7.9 points since 2016 to reach 10.9%, though this is still far below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is higher than most areas at 4.6%, despite falling 1.4 points since the last census.
10.9% —
Higher than 64% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% —
Higher than 71% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
The territory has much better public transport access than most areas, with 5.73 stops and 1,466.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people. Buses are the dominant mode of transit, making up 96.4% of the network, with light rail accounting for 3.6%.
2,602
Lower than 56% of capital city areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.73
Higher than 86% of capital city areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,466.3
Higher than 76% of capital city 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).
100
Lower than 72% of capital city 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/8ACTE/australian-capital-territory/topic/transport