8.0% ▼ -29.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Largs Bay - Semaphore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Largs Bay - Semaphore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short one-minute walk to the nearest stop makes daily travel very convenient for Largs Bay - Semaphore. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a higher rate of public transport use for work than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas, though this is down from 11.2% in 2011. Most households have one or two vehicles, with 41.9% owning one and 35.2% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Largs Bay - Semaphore, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 4.9% of workers, a figure much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, 9.6% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
9.6% ▲ +241.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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.
The area is well served by 61 stops across nine routes, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure. Travel time to the city is 48 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
61
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.12
Lower than 53% 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).
671.7
Lower than 55% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,807
Lower than 53% 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).
53,152
Higher than 56% 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).
48
Lower than 70% 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.
Daily trips are efficient, with a typical 19-minute drive to the city. Walking to the nearest transit stop takes just one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Largs Bay - Semaphore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021099/largs-bay-semaphore/topic/transport