3.6% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gordon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gordon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in Gordon has risen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011, though cars remain the dominant way to get around. Most households own multiple vehicles, and only 3.6% of homes have no motor vehicle at all. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 41% of homes having two vehicles and 14% owning three. Only 3.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the ACT figure of 5.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gordon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost 70% of workers drive themselves to work, while 9% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Use of public transport for commuting has fallen since 2011, now sitting at 2.3%.
9.0% ▲ +375.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -48.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 relies entirely on buses, with 38 stops across 8 routes. However, transit time to the city is among the highest for similar areas, and weekly departures are well below the ACT average.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 58% 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).
931.3
Higher than 55% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,892
Lower than 80% 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).
39,185
Lower than 53% 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).
84
Higher than 93% 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.
The typical drive to the city takes 23 minutes. Access to transit is convenient for many, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is lower than most 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.
23
Lower than 54% 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 Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071078/gordon/topic/transport