1.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forde · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Forde
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Forde owns a car, with only 1.1% of households without a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and the ACT's 5.6%. Most residents rely on their own transport to get around this small area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here; 51.5% of homes have two vehicles, and a further 21.9% have three or more. The proportion of homes without a car has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forde, 2 vehicles is the majority at 52%; 1 vehicle is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 65.3% as the driver. Working from home rose by 9.5 points since 2011 to reach 12.6%, which is a little above the ACT average.
12.6% ▲ +309.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 is limited, as there are only 4 routes and 17 stops. Weekly departures are far below the ACT figure, and it takes 68 minutes to get to the city by transit, which is higher than most areas.
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.
3.83
Lower than 57% 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).
484.3
Lower than 62% 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).
4,435
Lower than 90% 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).
31,799
Lower than 59% 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).
68
Higher 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.
While public transport is slow, the area is well-placed for drivers with a 17-minute trip to the city. For those using the bus, the walk to the nearest stop is very short, taking only 2 minutes.
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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041038/forde/topic/transport