9.8% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Phillip · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Phillip
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in Phillip than in the rest of the ACT or Australia. This reliance on transit is supported by an exceptionally high number of weekly departures and stops. While car travel remains common, the area is much more connected to the city than most others.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the territory figure of 5.6%. While this is much higher than most areas, the share of car-free households has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Phillip, 1 vehicle is the majority at 62%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 10% of workers use public transport, a figure well above the national rate of 3.1%. This is contrasted by the fact that only 8.8% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.8% ▲ +1120.9%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.9% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 access is a major highlight, with 4,770 weekly departures per 1,000 people—far above the territory's 1,464. The area has 28 routes and 43 stops, which is among the highest for its level.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.27
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).
4,770.4
Higher than 89% 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).
28
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,148
Lower than 66% 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).
83,989
Higher than 66% 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).
31
Lower than 91% 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 very fast, with a drive time of only 10 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes around 4 minutes.
4
Lower 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091109/phillip/topic/transport