7.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Christmas Island · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Christmas Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.6% of workers in Christmas Island work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%. While car travel is the main way people get around, the island shows a much higher rate of public transport use for commuting than most other Australian areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the figure for other territories. Most households rely on cars, with 40.3% owning one vehicle 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.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69.1% of people as the driver. Interestingly, 6.4% of residents use public transport to commute, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%.
2.6% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 89% of sub-region (sa3) 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 stops or routes in the area, which is much lower than most other areas across the country.
0
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 sub-region (sa3) 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 sub-region (sa3) 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 sub-region (sa3) 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)).
More for Christmas Island
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/sa3/90101/christmas-island/topic/transport