2.8% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Theodore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Theodore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 2.8% of homes in Theodore lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work, with nearly 70% of workers driving themselves. While most residents have easy access to a stop, public transport is rarely used for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 42.7% of homes having two vehicles and over 27% having three or more. Very few households are without a car, and this has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Theodore, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well below the territory average at 1.4%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Only 8.4% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure.
8.4% ▲ +296.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -61.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
The area has just one public transport route and 17 stops, all of which are buses. This limited service makes the transit time to the city very long, ranking among the highest for this level.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.48
Higher than 53% 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).
725.1
Lower than 53% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,798
Lower than 92% 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).
21,044
Lower than 70% 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).
88
Higher than 99% 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.
It is a quick 19-minute drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. Despite the slow public transport speeds, the walk to the nearest stop is short, taking only about 3 minutes.
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 Theodore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071088/theodore/topic/transport