2.4% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Giralang · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Giralang
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes without a car, just 2.4%, make Giralang a place where most residents rely on their own vehicles. While public transport options are plentiful, the short 14-minute drive to the city makes commuting by car the most practical choice for the majority.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 43.8% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 2.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Giralang, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 63.3% as the driver, while 11.9% work from home. This last group rose 10.0 percentage points since 2011, though the number of people using public transport for their commute fell to 2.7%.
11.9% ▲ +525.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -44.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Giralang has a high level of service, with 8.30 stops and 2,100.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both well above the ACT figures. All public transport is provided by buses, and the transit time to the city is 50 minutes.
28
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.30
Higher than 86% 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).
2,100.5
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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,172
Lower than 78% 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).
48,711
Higher than 53% 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).
50
Lower than 66% 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 into the city is fast, with a drive time of 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 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.
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 Giralang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011011/giralang/topic/transport