2.5% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Oxley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Oxley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Oxley, where only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the 5.6% seen across the ACT. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the long transit time to the city makes driving the primary choice for most residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.3% having two vehicles and 17.5% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen since 2011, reaching a level much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Oxley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, used by 64.8% of residents. Working from home has risen to 11.1% since 2011, while the share of people using public transport has fallen to 2.3%, which is a little below the ACT figure.
11.1% ▲ +395.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -41.1%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 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.
Oxley has 6.46 transport stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas, though all services are buses. Despite the number of stops, the 70-minute transit time to the city is higher than in most other areas.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.46
Higher than 78% 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).
996.5
Higher than 57% 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).
1,703
Lower than 96% 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).
22,367
Lower than 69% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes 5 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. For those driving, the 16-minute trip to the city is lower than in most other areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071086/oxley/topic/transport