7.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Christmas Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Christmas Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in working from home defines the transport landscape of Christmas Island, where only 2.6% of people work remotely compared to 21% nationally. While most residents rely on cars, a small number use public transport at rates well above the national figure. This creates a unique mix of high vehicle reliance and a tiny but significant transit user group.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 4.2% figure for Other Territories. Most households have one or two vehicles, with 40.3% owning one and 31.2% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Christmas Island, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 2.6%. However, 6.4% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national average of 3.1%.
2.6% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
There are no public transport routes or stops available, leaving the area with much lower access than most other regions. This means there are zero weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Christmas Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901011001/christmas-island/topic/transport