2.2% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Calwell · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Calwell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Calwell has a car, which is essential for daily life given the 75-minute journey to the city by public transport. While the area has a high number of bus stops and frequent services, most residents still rely on their own vehicles for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here go without a car, with only 2.2% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and the ACT rate of 5.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Calwell, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, as 68.7% are drivers. Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8.5% of workers doing so.
8.5% ▲ +300.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Calwell has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar areas. While bus services are frequent, the 75-minute trip to the city is much higher than in most other areas.
31
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.
5.41
Higher than 79% 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).
1,532.5
Higher than 89% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,528
Higher than 58% 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).
59,276
Higher than 68% 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).
75
Higher than 81% 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.
A trip to the city takes about 19 minutes by car, which is much lower than most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 57% 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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Calwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80029/calwell/topic/transport