0.9% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fadden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Fadden
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 65% of working residents in Fadden drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This reliance on cars is reflected in the high rate of vehicle ownership, with only 0.9% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 49.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 18.5% owning three. Only 0.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the 5.6% seen across the ACT.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fadden, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 13.0% since 2011, which is a little above the ACT figure. However, public transport use for commuting is low at 2.1%, which is a little below the national average of 3.1%.
13.0% ▲ +240.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Fadden has 6.99 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the ACT figure. Despite this, transit times to the city are higher than most areas, and the service relies entirely on buses.
21
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.99
Higher than 83% 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).
1,008.0
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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,117
Lower than 83% 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).
42,273
Lower than 51% 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).
70
Higher than 71% 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 to the city by car is relatively quick, with a drive time of 16 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes.
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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Fadden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071076/fadden/topic/transport