8.7% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Salisbury North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Salisbury North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in Salisbury North, where 72.2% of workers drive themselves to work. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the typical walk to the nearest one takes 28 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. However, this is a little above the state figure of 7.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Salisbury North splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home at 4.1%, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also low at 2.0%, which is a little below the national figure.
4.1% ▲ +202.3%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 78 public transport stops and 11 routes, both of which are higher than most similar areas. Despite this, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
78
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.22
Lower than 51% 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).
809.6
Higher than 50% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,487
Higher than 58% 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).
18,487
Lower than 73% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city takes about 32 minutes, which is higher than most areas. Access to transit is limited by the long walk to the nearest stop.
28
Higher than 86% 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.
32
Higher than 60% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402041048/salisbury-north/topic/transport