5.2% ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Franklin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Franklin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport use is among the highest for its kind in Franklin, where 9.5% of workers commute this way. While most residents still rely on cars, the area offers a quick 12-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 41% of homes have one motor vehicle and 40% have two. Roughly 5.2% of households have no car, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is about the same as the Territory average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Franklin splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (40%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure of 3.1%. While working from home rose to 9.0% since 2011, this is still far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
9.0% ▲ +325.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.5% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 15 public transport stops and three routes, which is much lower than most similar areas. However, it is more connected than half of similar places, with 44,852 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
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.
2.00
Lower than 79% 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).
596.7
Lower than 58% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,314
Higher than 71% 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).
44,852
Higher than 50% 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).
43
Lower than 77% 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.
It takes typically 4 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041039/franklin/topic/transport