1.3% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
O'Malley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in O'Malley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes without a car set O'Malley apart, with only 1.3% of households lacking a vehicle. This is well below both the territory and national figures. The area is heavily dependent on private transport, though working from home has become more common.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 78.7% owning two or more vehicles. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few households are without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In O'Malley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 63.7% of workers drive themselves to work, while 15.4% work from home. This last figure has risen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011 and is well above the territory average.
15.4% ▲ +160.3%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▲ +46.3%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 11.85 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the territory figure. However, it only has two public transport routes, all of which are buses, and a long typical transit time of 64 minutes to the city.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.85
Higher than 89% 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).
1,458.0
Higher than 72% 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).
928
Lower than 98% 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).
15,650
Lower than 77% 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).
64
Higher than 61% 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 takes a typical resident 12 minutes to drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. In contrast, the 9-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most places.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 O'Malley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091107/o-malley/topic/transport