6.8% ▼ -31.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Downer · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Downer
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just a one-minute walk to the nearest stop makes Downer one of the most accessible places for commuters. Most residents rely on cars, but the area has a high number of public transport stops and a very short drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.8% of homes in Downer have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the typical household has one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Downer, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level, sitting at 6.3%. However, 11.7% of people work from home, which is well below the national figure of 21.0%.
11.7% ▲ +374.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -36.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
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.
Downer has 18 public transport stops and 3 routes, both of which are more than most similar areas. While the number of stops is high, the 929 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the ACT figure.
18
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.
4.19
Higher than 74% 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).
929.0
Higher than 86% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,588
Higher than 55% 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).
82,212
Higher than 75% 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).
35
Lower than 88% 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.
The area is very well connected to the city, with a drive time of only 9 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Downer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80047/downer/topic/transport