5.1% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Salisbury - Nathan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Salisbury - Nathan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 16 percentage points since 2011 in Salisbury - Nathan, where 18.9% of the workforce now does so. While most people still rely on cars, the area is well served by public transport and is just a 12-minute drive from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle has fallen to 5.1%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Salisbury - Nathan splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher than most areas at 6.4%, though this is down from 14.3% in 2011. Over half of workers drive to work, while 18.9% work from home, a figure well above the Queensland average.
18.9% ▲ +632.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -55.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
The area has an impressive 6.61 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. With 27 different routes and weekly departures among the highest for similar areas, it is primarily served by buses.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.61
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
3,080.7
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
27
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,562
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
46,136
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
53
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
A 12-minute drive to the city is much lower than in most areas. However, the 11-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in many other locations.
11
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Salisbury - Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041070/salisbury-nathan/topic/transport