7.8% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Griffith · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Griffith
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just a 7 minute drive to the city makes Griffith one of the most accessible places in the region. This close proximity to the centre is reflected in the high number of people who choose to commute by public transport and the very short walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the ACT figure of 5.6%. Most households own either one or two cars, with 49.5% having a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Griffith, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 5.7%, which is slightly above the national figure. While 12.8% of people work from home, this is well below the Australian average of 21.0%.
12.8% ▲ +249.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.7%
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.
Griffith has 16 public transport stops and two routes, which is more than most similar areas. While the number of weekly departures is much higher than most areas, it remains well below the ACT figure of 1,464.3 per 1,000 people.
16
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.
3.00
Higher than 69% 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).
1,010.3
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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,826
Higher than 73% 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).
30,119
Higher than 56% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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 convenient for travel, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
7
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 Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80067/griffith/topic/transport