3.1% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gowrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gowrie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Gowrie lack a car, with only 3.1% of homes without a motor vehicle. This makes the area highly dependent on driving for daily life, which is reflected in the fact that nearly 68% of workers commute as the driver of a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 49.2% owning two vehicles and 17.9% owning three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gowrie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Work-from-home rates rose 7.2 points since 2011 to reach 9.7%, though this remains far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Only 2.2% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +290.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -42.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Gowrie has 7.32 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the ACT figure of 5.72. However, the area is served only by buses and the transit time to the city is higher than most areas.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.32
Higher than 86% 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).
1,362.1
Higher than 70% 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).
3,140
Lower than 93% 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).
50,427
Higher than 54% 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).
66
Higher than 64% 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 typical drive to the city takes 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes.
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.
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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071079/gowrie/topic/transport