6.3% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kingston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kingston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 7 minutes is all it takes to drive from Kingston to the city. This makes it one of the most centrally located areas in the region, where a high number of people avoid cars by walking or using public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 62.9% owning just one. About 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is similar to the territory average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kingston, 1 vehicle is the majority at 63%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 6.3%, which is well above the national figure. Working from home has risen sharply since 2016 to 13.1%, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21%.
13.1% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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.
Kingston has 25 public transport routes, among the largest for its area, but the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the territory figure. This means the typical trip to the city takes only 29 minutes.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.50
Lower than 62% 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).
870.2
Higher than 52% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,856
Lower than 56% 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).
31,715
Lower than 59% 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).
29
Lower than 92% 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.
Getting around is easier than in most areas, with a very short 3-minute walk to the nearest transit stop.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801061131/kingston/topic/transport