1.5% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Weetangera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Weetangera
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 9-minute drive to the city makes Weetangera a highly accessible place to live. Most residents rely heavily on private cars, and very few households get by without a vehicle. While public transport is nearby, the area is primarily defined by its quick road links to the city centre.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in Weetangera has a car, with only 1.5% of households owning none. This is well below the ACT figure of 5.6% and is even lower than it was in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Weetangera, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen by 10 points since 2011 to reach 13.9%, which is a little above the territory average. Most people still drive to work, while 3.3% use public transport.
13.9% ▲ +276.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Public transport stops are more common here than in most areas, though all services are buses. The typical trip to the city takes 49 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.72
Higher than 70% 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).
1,185.7
Higher than 64% 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).
14,926
Lower than 53% 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).
50,352
Higher 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).
49
Lower than 68% 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.
Daily travel is very efficient, as the drive time to the city is much lower than most areas at just 9 minutes. Getting to the nearest transit stop is also much faster than usual, taking only 1 minute on foot.
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.
9
Lower than 90% 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 Weetangera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011026/weetangera/topic/transport