2.5% ▲ +74.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Amaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Amaroo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.5% of homes in Amaroo have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the local workforce, where the vast majority of people drive to work and very few use public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household owns a car, with 45.2% of homes having two vehicles and 8.3% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Amaroo, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 2.4% use public transport, which is a little below the Territory figure. While 11.7% now work from home—a rise of 9.5 points since 2011—this is still well below the national average of 21.0%.
11.7% ▲ +417.2%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -49.8%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Public transport is limited to buses, with 23 stops across the area. Access is lower than most areas, with a typical transit time of 63 minutes to the city and weekly departures far below the Territory figure.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.75
Lower than 59% 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).
524.6
Lower than 61% 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).
13,659
Lower than 57% 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).
52,159
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).
63
Higher than 59% 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.
Despite the transit gaps, the walk to the nearest stop is short, taking just 3 minutes. For those with cars, the 16-minute drive to the city is lower than in most areas.
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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Amaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041034/amaroo/topic/transport