1.1% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fraser · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Fraser
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Fraser are without a car, with only 1.1% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure and among the lowest rates seen in similar areas. While the suburb is heavily reliant on cars, it has a very high number of public transport stops and departures compared to the rest of the territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with 45.5% of households owning two vehicles. The share of homes without a car is just 1.1%, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fraser, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 65.6% as the driver. Those working from home rose to 12.6% since 2011, which is a little above the territory figure, while public transport use is a little below the national average at 1.8%.
12.6% ▲ +297.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 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.
The area has 14.58 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the territory average, and weekly departures are much higher than in most similar areas. However, these bus services take 70 minutes to reach the city, which is longer than most areas.
31
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.58
Higher than 90% 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).
2,653.8
Higher than 86% 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).
5,181
Lower than 88% 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).
39,029
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).
70
Higher than 71% 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.
Getting to the city by car is relatively quick, taking only 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also benefit from a short walk to the nearest transport stop, typically taking just 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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 Fraser [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011010/fraser/topic/transport