12.7% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carnegie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carnegie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer cars and shorter trips define daily life in Carnegie, where 12.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%, reflecting a lifestyle that relies less on driving than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About half of households have one vehicle and 28% have two. The proportion of homes without a car is much higher than most areas, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carnegie, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 39.7% of people doing so—a figure far above the national level of 21%. Public transport use for work is also well above the Australian average, though it has dropped 14 points since 2011.
39.7% ▲ +1132.7%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -69.5%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 access is a major strength, as it is among the largest in the country for the number of people reachable within 45 minutes. This is supported by 14 different routes and 74 stops, with weekly departures slightly above the Victorian average.
74
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.99
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,470.2
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
60,498
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
348,425
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
44
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes and a transit time of 44 minutes. Residents also live very close to transport, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute.
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
15
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Carnegie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208021176/carnegie/topic/transport