4.1% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Richardson · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Richardson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 70% of workers in Richardson drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own multiple vehicles, the area is exceptionally well-served by bus stops compared to the rest of the territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 39.4% having two vehicles. Only 4.1% of Richardson homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Richardson, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 7.1% of residents doing so. Public transport use for commuting is 3.4%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.1% ▲ +236.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
Richardson has a very high level of service, with 30 stops and 6 routes, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. The number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both far above the ACT average.
30
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.
9.81
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).
2,133.4
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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,361
Higher than 68% 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).
53,937
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).
70
Higher than 74% 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 walk to the nearest stop that is among the lowest at this level. It also has a drive time to the city of 18 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
18
Lower than 85% 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 Richardson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80114/richardson/topic/transport