5.5% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Charnwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Charnwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most residents in Charnwood rely on their own cars for daily travel, with 69% driving themselves to work. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, it remains quite far from the city center, with a typical transit trip taking much longer than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, and the 5.5% of households without a vehicle is about the same as the ACT figure. This is a slight decrease from 2011, when 7.6% of homes had no motor vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Charnwood splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in most areas, with only 8% doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Just 3% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +321.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -48.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Charnwood has a high number of bus stops per 1,000 people compared to most areas and the ACT. However, it has very few transit routes, and the time to reach the city by public transport is much higher than in most areas.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.22
Higher than 75% 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).
956.5
Higher than 56% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,117
Higher than 51% 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).
39,013
Lower than 54% 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).
72
Higher than 74% 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.
A drive to the city takes about 17 minutes, which is faster than for most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop typically takes around 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Charnwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011004/charnwood/topic/transport