3.0% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
McKellar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in McKellar
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car than in most similar areas make McKellar a highly vehicle-dependent suburb. Only 3% of households lack a motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. Most residents rely on private cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 43% of homes having two vehicles and 14.7% having three. This explains why the share of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In McKellar, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, though the number working from home rose 9.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 12.1%. Public transport use for commuting is 3.4%, which is a little below the territory figure.
12.1% ▲ +409.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -45.0%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 one of the highest numbers of stops per 1,000 people, at 9.12, and weekly departures are much higher than most areas. All public transport here is provided by buses.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.12
Higher than 87% 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).
1,566.8
Higher than 75% 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).
8,271
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).
51,802
Higher than 55% 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).
54
Lower than 58% 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 quick, with a drive time of 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest stop is also short, 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.
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 McKellar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011021/mckellar/topic/transport