11.3% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Banks · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Banks
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much higher proportion of people work from home in Banks than in most similar areas, with 37.9% of the workforce doing so. This shift is part of a broader trend where 11.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.3% of homes in Banks have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. This is a slight decrease from 2011, when 13.5% of homes were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Banks, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 37.9% of workers staying home—a far higher figure than the 21% national average. While 5.6% of people use public transport, this is a sharp fall from the 22.1% who did so in 2016.
37.9% —
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% —
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 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.
The area has 764 public transport stops, with buses making up 93.8% of the network. Weekly departures per 1,000 people sit at 1,242.9, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
764
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.69
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,242.9
Higher than 56% of federal electorate 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).
43
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.
4
Lower than 65% of federal electorate 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.
20
Lower than 69% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED101/banks/topic/transport