7.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Jamisontown · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Jamisontown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Jamisontown live without a car than in most similar areas, with 7.8% of homes having no motor vehicle. This high rate of car-free living is supported by excellent local transit access, including a very short walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.8% of households have no vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite being a little below the New South Wales figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Jamisontown, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 25.4% of the workforce doing so, which is well above the national figure. Only 1.5% of people commute by public transport, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
25.4% ▲ +1107.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -72.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 is well served by 25 public transport stops and 8 routes, which is among the largest for its size. While the number of stops is much higher than most areas, weekly departures are well below the New South Wales figure.
25
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.70
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
997.6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,326
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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).
56,294
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 36 minutes, lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality 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.
36
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality 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 Jamisontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12009/jamisontown/topic/transport