4.7% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stirling · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Stirling
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only a one-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for residents in Stirling, making it much more accessible than most areas. While most people still rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport stops and frequent departures compared to the rest of the territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have two cars, and only 4.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is about the same as the territory figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stirling, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 60.7% of workers drive themselves to work, while 12.6% work from home, a figure that rose 9.7 points since 2011. Public transport use for commuting is 4.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
12.6% ▲ +340.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Stirling has 7.76 stops per 1,000 people, well above the territory average of 5.72. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much higher than most areas, though all services are provided by buses.
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.
7.76
Higher than 86% 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).
1,600.6
Higher than 75% 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).
14,416
Lower than 54% 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).
45,494
Higher than 51% 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).
56
Lower than 54% 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 to the city is quick, with a drive time of 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Stirling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801081096/stirling/topic/transport