3.0% ▲ +97.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Isaacs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Isaacs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes go without a car in Isaacs than in most similar areas, with only 3% of households lacking a motor vehicle. While the area is well-served by stops, it remains heavily reliant on cars for daily travel and commutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have two vehicles, and only 3% have none. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, though the proportion of car-free homes rose slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Isaacs, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 66.8% as the driver. Working from home rose to 11.8% since 2011, which is about the same as the ACT average but well below the national figure.
11.8% ▲ +231.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
There are 7.99 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the ACT average. However, there are only two routes, all using buses, and the transit time to the city is higher than most areas.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.99
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).
982.3
Higher than 57% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
2,379
Lower than 95% 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).
20,842
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).
67
Higher than 66% 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.
Driving to the city is fast, taking just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. In contrast, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most similar places.
6
Higher than 57% 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 Isaacs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091104/isaacs/topic/transport