4.1% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forrest · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Forrest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of working residents in Forrest drive themselves to work, though the area is very well connected. It is a high-access hub where a short 6-minute drive gets people into the city and public transport options are plentiful. This convenience is reflected in the fact that many households have two or more cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.6% owning two. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the ACT figure of 5.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Forrest splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 17.9% of residents, which is well above the ACT figure of 10.9%. While 13.3% walk to work, those using public transport make up 3.1% of the workforce.
17.9% ▲ +152.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible here, with 4.93 stops per 1,000 people and four different routes. This is much higher than most areas, and the travel time to the city is much lower than typical.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.93
Higher than 77% 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).
1,345.9
Higher than 88% 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).
9,101
Higher than 57% 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).
47,155
Higher than 63% 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.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a drive time of just 6 minutes. For those using transit, the walk to the nearest stop is only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
6
Lower than 99% 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 Forrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80057/forrest/topic/transport