5.1% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Garran · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Garran
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 2,000 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Garran a highly connected area compared to the rest of the territory. This accessibility is reflected in a strong transport network, though the majority of residents still rely on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.9% owning two. However, 5.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Garran splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to work, while 14.3% work from home, a figure well above the territory average. Around 3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
14.3% ▲ +335.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Garran is well served by 28 public transport stops and 12 bus routes, placing it among the largest for this level. The number of stops and weekly departures are both well above the territory figures.
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.
7.56
Higher than 86% 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).
2,090.4
Higher than 92% 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,916
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).
34,214
Higher than 58% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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 quick, with a typical drive time of just 11 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 4 minutes.
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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 Garran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80061/garran/topic/transport