5.2% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Canterbury · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Canterbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Canterbury than in most similar areas, with 43.2% of the workforce doing so. The area is exceptionally well-connected, boasting transit times to the city and walking distances to stops that are much lower than most other places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.7% owning two. Only 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Canterbury, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 43.2%, a figure far above the national average of 21%. About 34.8% of people drive to work, while 3.5% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
43.2% ▲ +492.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -77.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Canterbury has a high number of transit stops and routes compared to most areas, making it among the largest for the number of people reachable within 45 minutes. While the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, the 42-minute transit time to the city is much lower than most areas.
28
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.59
Higher than 72% 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).
779.4
Higher than 83% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,273
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
318,855
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
42
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a drive time of 14 minutes that is much lower than most areas. It is also very easy to reach a stop, as the typical walk takes only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
14
Lower than 90% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Canterbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20468/canterbury/topic/transport