4.7% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kaleen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kaleen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 60% of working residents in Kaleen drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most households own multiple vehicles, the suburb's proximity to the city allows for a very short 10-minute drive to the centre.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 41.2% owning two and 14.4% owning three. Only 4.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the national rate.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kaleen, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 11% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting has fallen to 3.9%, which is about the same as the ACT and national rates.
11.0% ▲ +318.2%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -47.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, but the area has far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the ACT average. The typical trip to the city by transit takes 47 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
36
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.69
Higher than 56% 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).
900.0
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).
16,114
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).
45,777
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).
47
Lower 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 takes only 10 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have very quick access to transit, with a typical 1-minute walk to the nearest stop.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Kaleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011016/kaleen/topic/transport