Tuggeranong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Tuggeranong

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Working from home has become a major trend in Tuggeranong, where 28.6% of the workforce now does so. This is far above the ACT figure of 10.9%, reflecting a shift away from traditional commuting in an area with very limited public transport options.

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📍 Tuggeranong, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

The most common motor vehicles per home is 1 vehicle at 43%, ahead of 3 vehicles (29%).

Motor vehicles per home

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In Tuggeranong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 3 vehicles (31%) and 2 vehicles (23%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Almost no one here uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Instead, most people drive or work from home, with the latter being much higher than in most other areas.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

How people get to work

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In Tuggeranong, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 35%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is almost non-existent here, with zero routes and stops. This means the area has far fewer services than the typical ACT suburb and is among the smallest for transit access at this level.

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Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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).

43

Lower than 99% 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).

43

Lower than 99% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city typically takes 23 minutes by car. However, accessing public transport is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the longest for similar areas, taking about 65 minutes.

65

Higher than 97% 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.

23

Lower than 54% 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 Tuggeranong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801071089/tuggeranong/topic/transport