6.2% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Summerhill - Prospect · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Summerhill - Prospect
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly three quarters of workers in Summerhill - Prospect drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. While most households own at least one vehicle, the area has more homes without a car than most similar places. This reliance on driving is mirrored in the way people commute and the time it takes to reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 39% of homes have one vehicle and 35% have two. Only 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly lower than the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Summerhill - Prospect splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, with only 6.2% of people doing so—a figure far below the Australian average. Very few people use public transport for work (1.2%), and this has barely changed since 2011.
6.2% ▲ +121.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +16.5%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 29 public transport stops, all for buses, with 5.85 stops per 1,000 people. This is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
29
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.85
Higher than 72% 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).
780.2
Lower than 51% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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.
Reaching the city and local transit can be slow, as the typical drive time to the city and the walk to the nearest stop are both among the highest for this level of area.
49
Higher than 92% 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.
127
Higher than 94% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Summerhill - Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011048/summerhill-prospect/topic/transport