3.5% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chisholm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Chisholm
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in Chisholm rose by 6.7 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a car-reliant area where 68.9% of workers drive to their jobs. Most households own at least one vehicle, and the suburb has very few car-free homes compared to the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 43.2% having two vehicles and 16.5% having three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chisholm, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 2.3% of people use public transport, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011. Those working from home make up 8.3% of the workforce, which is far below the national figure.
8.3% ▲ +413.6%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 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 to buses, with 6.26 stops per 1,000 people, a little above the territory average. However, the transit time to the city is 75 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
33
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.26
Higher than 76% 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).
1,028.7
Higher than 58% 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).
8,326
Lower than 78% 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).
33,563
Lower than 57% 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.
Getting around is relatively easy for those on foot, with a short 3 minute walk to the nearest stop. For drivers, the 18 minute trip to the city is lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Chisholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071074/chisholm/topic/transport