0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Talofa · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Talofa
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 68% of homes in Talofa have two or more motor vehicles, making the area heavily reliant on cars. While public transport infrastructure is present, the community's travel patterns are dominated by private vehicles and a significant number of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 51.5% of homes owning two vehicles and over 30% owning three or more. Not a single home in the area is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Talofa, 2 vehicles is the majority at 55%; 3 vehicles is next at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving or working from home are the primary ways people get to work, with 29.2% of the workforce working from home. This is well above the Australian average of 21.0%, while no one in the area commutes using public transport.
29.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Talofa has 7 public transport stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar areas. While there are 67.96 stops per 1,000 people—far above the New South Wales figure—the number of weekly departures is well below the state average.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
67.96
Higher than 99% 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).
873.8
Higher than 85% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop is relatively easy, with a typical walk of just 5 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
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).
More for Talofa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Talofa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13755/talofa/topic/transport