3.6% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Riverside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Riverside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 70% of working residents in Riverside drive themselves to work. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the high number of vehicles per home and a very low rate of people using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 36.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 24.9% having three or more. Only 3.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Riverside splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon in Riverside, with only 6.6% doing so—far below the 21.0% national average. Similarly, just 0.8% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
6.6% ▲ +57.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 19 public transport routes and 46 stops, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas, all services are provided by buses.
46
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.32
Higher than 76% 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).
726.9
Lower than 53% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 can be difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the highest at this level, taking up to 60 minutes. Drive times to the city are also among the highest for similar areas, averaging 158 minutes.
60
Higher than 95% 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.
158
Higher than 99% 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Riverside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011046/riverside/topic/transport