4.3% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Jacka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Jacka
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Jacka are now living without a car, as the number of homes with no motor vehicle rose to 4.3% since 2016. This shift happens in an area where most households rely on cars, and public transport options remain quite limited. The typical resident faces a long journey to the city and a significant walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, and only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the ACT figure of 5.6% and well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Jacka, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (39%) and 3 vehicles (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 8.7%, though this has risen since 2016. Most people drive to work, with 64.6% as the driver, while 3.7% use public transport.
8.7% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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, with only three bus routes and stops serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the ACT figure, and the travel time to the city is among the highest for similar areas.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.21
Lower than 51% 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).
528.1
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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
712
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).
21,710
Lower than 69% 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).
86
Higher than 96% 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.
A 20-minute drive to the city is typical for this area. However, the 16-minute walk to the nearest public transport stop is much higher than in most other areas.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Jacka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041118/jacka/topic/transport