4.3% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Farrer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Farrer
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 13-minute drive to the city makes Farrer a very accessible location for commuters. Most households here rely on cars, though there has been a notable shift toward remote work over the last decade. Public transport is available, but the area is predominantly car-dependent for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 40% of homes in Farrer have two vehicles, and only 4.3% of households are without a motor vehicle. This is a little below the territory figure and well below the national average, with the share of car-free homes falling since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Farrer splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62% of residents. While 12.5% now work from home—a rise of 9.5 percentage points since 2011—this remains well below the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +309.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
Public transport in Farrer is exclusively bus-based, with 16 stops serving the area. However, the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both well below the territory average.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.22
Lower than 51% 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).
929.0
Higher than 55% 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).
6,211
Lower than 86% 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).
27,799
Lower than 63% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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 by car is much faster here than in most similar areas, taking just 13 minutes. For those using transit, the typical walk to the nearest stop is about 5 minutes.
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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Farrer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091101/farrer/topic/transport