1.1% ▼ -43.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Federal · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Federal
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost one in three people work from home in Federal, with 32.8% doing so. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community that relies heavily on private cars and remote work rather than public transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%, with many households owning two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Federal, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure. Instead, 45.8% of workers drive and 32.8% work from home, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
32.8% ▲ +78.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, consisting solely of one bus route with two stops. While this is more than some similar areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the state 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.
2.55
Higher than 68% 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).
12.8
Higher than 59% 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.
A typical resident faces a 9-minute walk to reach the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for its level.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
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 Federal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11502/federal/topic/transport