5.6% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Unincorporated ACT · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Unincorporated ACT
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in Unincorporated ACT rose by 8.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 10.9%. This shift in how people work comes alongside a high level of public transport access. While many rely on cars, the area's transit options are far more extensive than in most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 39% of homes have one vehicle and 38.7% have two. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the territory average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Unincorporated ACT splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work (59%), though 4.6% use public transport, which is much higher than most areas. While 10.9% of people work from home, this is far below the national figure of 21%.
10.9% ▲ +302.8%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 5.73 stops and 1,466.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both of which are much higher than most areas. The network is dominated by buses, which make up 96.4% of the services.
2,602
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.73
Higher than 80% 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).
1,466.3
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).
100
Higher than 88% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 31 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
31
Lower than 63% 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 Unincorporated ACT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA89399/unincorporated-act/topic/transport