14.3% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Turner · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Turner
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A five-minute drive to the city makes Turner a highly accessible place to live. It is an area where many people choose not to own a car, with 14.3% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.3% of households here do not own a car, a figure that is well above both the ACT and national averages, though it has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011. Most homes have one vehicle, while 23.3% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Turner, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking and public transport are popular choices, with 18.1% of workers walking and 7.6% using transit—well above the national figure. While working from home rose 10 percentage points since 2011 to 11.9%, this is still well below the Australian average.
11.9% ▲ +532.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.6% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 frequent here, with 1,200.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is higher than most areas. Light rail is the dominant mode for 62.5% of users, and the travel time to the city is among the lowest for similar areas.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.92
Higher 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).
1,200.7
Higher than 64% 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).
15,688
Higher than 50% 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).
77,584
Higher than 64% 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).
22
Lower than 98% 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.
Getting into the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 5 minutes. For those using transit, the walk to the nearest stop takes around 4 minutes, which is about the same as other areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 Turner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801051060/turner/topic/transport