8.5% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
O'Connor · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in O'Connor
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 9% of households in O'Connor have no motor vehicle, a figure a little above both the territory and national averages. This reliance on other transport is supported by excellent access to public transit and a very short commute to the city. The area is a hub where many people choose to walk, cycle, or use buses for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 8.5% of households here have no vehicle at all. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the figures for the ACT and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In O'Connor, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is diverse, with 11.6% of people cycling and 5.2% walking. Those using public transport make up 5.6% of the workforce, which is among the highest for its level and a little above the national figure.
14.3% ▲ +182.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
O'Connor has a high number of stops and routes compared to most areas, and it is only a 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. While the 33-minute transit time to the city is much lower than most areas, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the territory average.
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.
4.73
Higher than 76% 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).
732.5
Higher than 83% 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).
10,387
Higher than 59% 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).
42,571
Higher than 62% 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).
33
Lower than 90% 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 quick, with a drive time of just 7 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar 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 O'Connor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80102/o-connor/topic/transport