3.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Isabella Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Isabella Plains
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in Isabella Plains rose by 6.3 percentage points since 2011, though it remains far below the national figure. Most residents rely on cars for travel, with only 3.8% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, as 39.8% of homes have two vehicles and 14.9% have three. Only 3.8% of households have no car, which is a little below the ACT figure of 5.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Isabella Plains, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 70% of workers drive themselves to work, while 8.6% work from home. Public transport use for commuting is 2.7%, which is a little below the ACT average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
8.6% ▲ +281.7%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
While the area has 5.31 stops per 1,000 people—which is higher than most areas—it takes much longer than most places to get to the city by transit, taking 79 minutes. All local public transport is provided by buses.
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.
5.31
Higher than 64% 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).
933.2
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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,355
Lower than 51% 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).
53,631
Higher than 56% 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).
79
Higher than 84% 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 by car is relatively quick, with a 19-minute drive time to the city, which is lower than most areas. Residents also live close to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
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 Isabella Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071081/isabella-plains/topic/transport