4.4% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Palmerston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Palmerston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 63% of workers in Palmerston drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area has a much shorter drive time to the city than most other places. This reflects a community that relies heavily on private cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 40% owning two vehicles. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the ACT and national numbers and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Palmerston splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 10.4% since 2011, though this is far below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting fell to 2.7%, which is a little below the ACT average but higher than most other similar areas.
10.4% ▲ +423.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -67.9%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 24 stops and 4 routes. The number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both well below the ACT average, and the area is smaller than most in terms of how many people can be reached via transit.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.30
Higher than 50% 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).
834.6
Higher than 51% 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).
14,165
Lower than 55% 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).
30,581
Lower than 60% 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).
57
Lower than 52% 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.
The drive time to the city is 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop typically takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041048/palmerston/topic/transport