4.1% ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Richardson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Richardson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of working residents in Richardson drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While the area has very high levels of public transport service, the typical resident still relies on a vehicle for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes keep more than one car, with 39.4% having two vehicles. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Richardson, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, while 7.1% of people work from home, a figure far below the national average. Public transport use for commuting is 3.4%, which is about the same as the national figure.
7.1% ▲ +227.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
Richardson has one of the highest rates of transport stops per 1,000 people, at 9.48, which is far above the ACT average. Weekly departures are also well above the territory figure, though all services are provided by buses.
29
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.48
Higher than 87% 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).
2,083.1
Higher than 85% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,361
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).
53,937
Higher than 57% 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 area is well positioned for drivers, with a drive time to the city of 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest stop is also very easy, with a walk time of 0 minutes.
0
Lower than 99% 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 Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071087/richardson/topic/transport