9.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Buchanan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Buchanan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in Buchanan than in most similar areas, though many households still own four or more vehicles. It is a place where most workers rely on their own cars or work from home, while public transport is rarely used for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, vehicle ownership is often high, with 37.5% of households owning four or more cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Buchanan, the largest group is 4 or more at 33%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, and 59% of workers drive themselves. Around 21% work from home, a figure that is about the same as the national average but far below the New South Wales rate.
21.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 area has 9.43 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the state figure. Despite this, weekly departures are far below the New South Wales average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.43
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
254.7
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is slow, with a 95-minute drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. Walking to the nearest transport stop also takes longer than usual, taking around 24 minutes.
24
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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.
95
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality 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)).
- 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 Buchanan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10625/buchanan/topic/transport