2.3% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Evatt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Evatt
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 64% of workers in Evatt drive themselves to work, reflecting a high reliance on cars. Most homes here own at least one vehicle, and very few households get by without one. While the area has a decent number of bus stops, the typical commute remains heavily centred on private transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 44.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 22.8% owning three or more. Only 2.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the ACT and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Evatt, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 10.9% since 2011, though this is still far below the national figure. Just 3.5% of residents use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen slightly over the last decade.
10.9% ▲ +416.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
The area is served entirely by buses, with 6.87 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the ACT average. However, it takes around 58 minutes to reach the city by transit.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.87
Higher than 81% 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).
1,274.1
Higher than 67% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,241
Lower than 55% 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).
24,819
Lower than 66% 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).
58
Lower than 51% 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.
Driving to the city is quick, taking only 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also live close to transport, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Evatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011007/evatt/topic/transport