3.8% ▲ +155.9%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Harrison · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Harrison
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 60% of working residents in Harrison drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way people get around. While most homes own multiple cars, a growing number of people use public transport to commute compared to the rest of the territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 44.1% owning two. Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Harrison, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas at 8.1%, well above the national figure. Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to 10.9%, though this remains far below the Australian average.
10.9% ▲ +512.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.1% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
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.
The area has 18 public transport stops, but this is much lower than most areas and far below the territory average. Despite this, the transit time to the city is much lower than in most other areas.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.18
Lower than 78% 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).
361.1
Lower than 67% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
26,719
Higher than 73% 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).
56,814
Higher than 58% 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).
42
Lower than 79% 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 is a quick trip to the city, with a typical drive time of just 14 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Harrison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041044/harrison/topic/transport