14.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belconnen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Belconnen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Belconnen use public transport to get to work than the national average. This is a well-connected hub where 14.5% of workers commute via transit, while a high 14.1% of homes do not own a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the ACT figure of 5.6% and the national figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on one car, while 22% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belconnen, 1 vehicle is the majority at 61%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is far above the national figure at 14.5%, a trend that has risen since 2011. Meanwhile, 8.7% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.7% ▲ +576.2%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
14.5% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are far above the ACT figure, supported by 26 different routes. While there are 36 stops in the area, the transit time to the city is much lower than in most other areas.
36
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.23
Lower than 51% 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).
4,357.4
Higher than 89% 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).
26
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,502
Lower than 77% 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).
53,911
Higher than 57% 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.
The drive time to the city is much lower than in most areas, taking only 11 minutes. However, the 9-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Belconnen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011002/belconnen/topic/transport