14.0% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Canberra East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Canberra East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Canberra East lack a motor vehicle than in most similar areas. While 14% of households have no car, the area still relies heavily on driving, with 66.1% of workers commuting as the sole driver of a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 5.6% seen across the ACT. This is among the highest rates for this level of area, though it fell slightly from 15% in 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Canberra East, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national and state averages. Working from home is also much lower than most areas at 7.6%, despite rising from 2.1% since 2016.
7.6% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are 6.38 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the ACT figure of 5.72. All available services are buses, though only 1,097 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.38
Higher than 77% 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).
1,409.3
Higher than 71% 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).
1,097
Lower than 98% 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).
1,097
Lower than 98% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is slower than in most areas, with a typical 37-minute drive to the city. Walking to the nearest stop takes about 41 minutes, which is much higher than most similar places.
41
Higher than 90% 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.
37
Higher than 65% 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 Canberra East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031113/canberra-east/topic/transport