4.2% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Higgins · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Higgins
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport options have grown significantly in Higgins, where 31 stops now serve the area. This high level of access is a standout feature for the suburb, even though most people still rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 43% own two vehicles. Only 4.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the ACT figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Higgins, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 63.6% of people as the driver. Working from home is less common here than across Australia, at 10.9%.
10.9% ▲ +407.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Higgins has a very high level of service, with 9.33 stops per 1,000 people, far above the ACT average. Weekly departures are also among the highest in the region, with all services provided by buses.
31
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.
9.33
Higher than 87% 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).
1,886.2
Higher than 91% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,398
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).
52,917
Higher than 66% 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).
61
Higher than 58% 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 to the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 12 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Higgins [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80073/higgins/topic/transport