9.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Side · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in East Side
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap exists between East Side and the rest of the country when it comes to working from home, where only 4% of people do so. While most homes here rely on cars, nearly 10% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes in East Side have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the typical household has one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Side, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.1%, and this figure has fallen since 2011. Most people drive, though 7% use a bicycle and 5% walk to their jobs.
4.0% ▲ +81.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Public transport is limited here, with only one route and 15 stops. This results in 135.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 505.8.
15
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.77
Lower 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).
135.7
Lower than 79% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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 to the nearest transport stop can be a challenge, as the typical walk takes 22 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
22
Higher than 81% 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.
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 East Side
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in East Side [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011046/east-side/topic/transport