5.4% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Scullin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Scullin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Scullin than across Australia, with only 10.3% doing so. Most residents rely on cars for their daily travel, although the area has a high number of public transport stops relative to its population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is now slightly lower than the national average. Most households own one or two vehicles, with 42.9% having one and 37.6% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Scullin, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 61.3% of residents. While 5.0% use public transport—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is a decrease of 2.5 points since 2011.
10.3% ▲ +316.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 5.54 stops per 1,000 people, which is higher than most areas. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the Territory figure, and all public transport is provided by buses.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.54
Higher than 68% 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).
835.1
Higher than 51% 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).
9,444
Lower than 73% 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).
66,950
Higher than 61% 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).
56
Lower than 54% 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 is very quick, with a drive time of just 13 minutes. Residents also live very close to transit, with a walk of only 2 minutes to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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 Scullin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011024/scullin/topic/transport