0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Every single home in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands now has a motor vehicle, making car ownership universal here. While most people rely on cars or walking to get around, a surprising 11.3% still use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
No home in the area is without a vehicle, a figure that has fallen 8.5 percentage points since 2011. About 32% of households have two cars, and 20% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 33%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 4 or more (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Far fewer people work from home here than in the rest of Australia, with only 4.2% doing so. For those heading to work, 19.7% drive and 13.8% walk, while the 11.3% who use public transport is well above the national figure.
4.2% ▲ +205.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.3% ▼ -38.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
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.
There are no public transport routes, stops, or scheduled departures in the area, which is much lower than most other regions.
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/901021002/cocos-islands/topic/transport