2.2% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Calwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Calwell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most households in Calwell rely heavily on cars to get around, with only 2.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%. While public transport options exist, the area's distance from the city center makes driving the primary choice for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, as 42.6% of homes have two vehicles and 8.9% have four or more. Only 2.2% of households lack a car, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Calwell, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 68.7% of people traveling as the driver. Working from home is far below the national figure at 8.5%, and public transport use is a little below the ACT average at 2.9%.
8.5% ▲ +290.4%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 5.41 stops per 1,000 people, which is about the same as the ACT average. However, the 75-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in most areas.
31
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.41
Higher than 66% 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).
1,532.5
Higher than 74% 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).
9,528
Lower than 73% 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).
59,276
Higher 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).
75
Higher than 79% 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 19-minute drive to the city is lower than in most areas. Conversely, the 8-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071073/calwell/topic/transport