1.2% ▼ -47.8%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Flynn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Flynn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 66% of working residents in Flynn drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. This is a place where very few households go without a vehicle, and most residents prefer the flexibility of driving over using public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 44.7% of homes owning two vehicles and 17.8% owning three. Only 1.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the 5.6% seen across the ACT.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Flynn, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 11.6% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is low at 1.8%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
11.6% ▲ +326.9%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -61.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
While the area has 5.99 stops per 1,000 people—higher than most areas—it only has three bus routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the ACT figure of 1,464.3.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.99
Higher than 73% 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).
915.8
Higher than 54% 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).
16,002
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).
45,610
Higher than 51% 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).
65
Higher than 63% 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 just 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have very quick access to transit, with a walk time to the nearest stop of 0 minutes.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Flynn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011009/flynn/topic/transport