8.3% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Charles Sturt · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Charles Sturt
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just one minute is the typical walk to the nearest stop in Charles Sturt, reflecting a high level of accessibility. The area is well-connected with nearly 600 public transport stops and a short 11-minute drive to the city. While cars remain the main way to get around, public transport use is higher here than in most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 7.2%, though the proportion of car-free homes fell 3.0 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Charles Sturt splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used for commuting by 5.2% of workers, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, 9.8% of people work from home—a figure that rose 7.0 points since 2011 but remains far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
9.8% ▲ +259.8%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
With 66 routes and 596 stops, this area has more public transport infrastructure than about 87% of similar places. This helps explain why weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas at 1,507.6.
596
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.89
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,507.6
Higher than 86% of council (lga) 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).
66
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Access is further improved by the very short walk to the nearest transit stop.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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.
11
Lower than 89% of council (lga) 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 Charles Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA41060/charles-sturt/topic/transport