0.0% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Canberra Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Canberra Airport
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero households without a car define the transport landscape in Canberra Airport, making it one of the few areas where every home owns a vehicle. This total reliance on cars is mirrored in the way people travel, with no one using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is universal here, with 45.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 31.8% having one. The 0.0% of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Canberra Airport, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport for their commute, a figure well below the national average of 3.1%. While 11.1% of people now work from home—up 11 points since 2016—the vast majority are drivers, making up 66.7% of the workforce.
11.1% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
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: 6.7%
- 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 is a huge number of bus services relative to the population, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the ACT figure. Despite this, the area has few routes and only 125 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
80.00
Higher than 99% 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).
19,464.0
Higher than 99% 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).
125
Lower than 99% 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).
125
Lower than 99% 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.
While the drive to the city is quick at only 12 minutes, the area is poorly served for pedestrians. A 36-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most other areas.
36
Higher than 88% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801031114/canberra-airport/topic/transport