7.5% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Waramanga · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Waramanga
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Waramanga than in most similar areas. While 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area is well-served by public transport with 21 stops and a very short walk to the nearest one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the ACT figure of 5.6%. For those who do own cars, 41.2% of households have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Waramanga splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, with 63.4% as the driver, while 10.2% work from home. This working-from-home rate is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
10.2% ▲ +221.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -35.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Public transport access is a strong point, with 7.54 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the ACT figure of 5.72. The area's 21 stops and 3 routes are more than the majority of similar areas.
21
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.
7.54
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).
1,257.1
Higher than 88% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,195
Higher than 56% 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).
38,462
Higher than 60% 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).
54
Lower than 57% 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 drive time of just 11 minutes. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
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 Waramanga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80130/waramanga/topic/transport