5.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Australian Capital Territory · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Australian Capital Territory
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport is far more accessible in the Australian Capital Territory than in most other areas, though cars remain the dominant way to get around. While 4.6% of people use public transit to commute, the region maintains a very high number of stops and frequent departures for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 39.2% owning one and 38.7% owning two. About 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Australian Capital Territory splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the most common way to travel, with 59% of people acting as the driver. Those working from home make up 10.9% of the workforce, which is far below the national figure, while public transport use for work is a little above the Australian average.
10.9% ▲ +302.8%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 region has a very high level of access with 5.73 stops per 1,000 people and 1,466.3 weekly departures. This infrastructure supports a network of 100 routes and 2,602 stops, though the system is almost entirely buses and light rail.
2,602
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.73
Higher than 81% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,466.3
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) 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).
100
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/801/australian-capital-territory/topic/transport