4.5% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Edmonton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Edmonton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes in Edmonton are without a car than they were in 2011, as the area becomes more dependent on private vehicles. Most households now own at least one car, and the number of people working from home has risen to 8.7% over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Two cars are the most common setup for the 41.6% of homes here. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Edmonton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 64.7% of people as the driver. Only 1.3% use public transport, and the 8.7% who work from home is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
8.7% ▲ +211.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 is limited to bus services, and the 454.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Queensland figure of 720.7. There are 30 stops and five routes serving the area.
30
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.63
Lower than 74% 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).
454.4
Lower than 64% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 2 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
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 Edmonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021147/edmonton/topic/transport