3.8% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Knox · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Knox
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car are found in Knox compared to the state average, reflecting a strong reliance on private vehicles. While public transport options are plentiful, a huge 25.2% of the workforce now works from home, a massive jump since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures. Most households are well-equipped, with 42.9% owning two vehicles and another 14.2% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Knox, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 22 points since 2011 to reach 25.2%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, only 1.7% of people commute by public transport, a little below the state and national averages.
25.2% ▲ +727.7%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Knox has 797 public transport stops and 58 routes, putting it among the largest areas for transit infrastructure. There are 5.01 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure.
797
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.01
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,211.0
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
58
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 4 minutes. For those heading into the city, the usual drive time is 30 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
30
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Knox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21101/knox/topic/transport