0.9% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fadden · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Fadden
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of public transport stops than most similar areas mark Fadden as a well-serviced suburb. While cars remain the dominant choice for travel, the area's infrastructure provides strong access to transit options. This balance is seen in the high number of local stops and the very short walk to the nearest one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 49.2% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 0.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for both the ACT and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fadden, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 64.8% as the driver. Those working from home make up 13.0% of the workforce, which is a little above the ACT average but well below the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +240.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Fadden is well-equipped with 21 public transport stops and 3 routes, both of which are higher than most similar areas. However, the 70-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in other areas.
21
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.
6.99
Higher than 85% 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).
1,008.0
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).
7,117
Higher than 54% 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).
42,273
Higher than 61% 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).
70
Higher than 74% 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 around is relatively easy, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, and the 16-minute drive time to the city is also much lower than usual.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
16
Lower than 87% 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 Fadden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80051/fadden/topic/transport