0.9% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kilsyth South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kilsyth South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car ownership remains dominant in Kilsyth South, where only 0.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. While public transport options are available, most residents rely on their own cars to get around and reach work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.4% having two vehicles and 19% owning four or more. This means far fewer homes are without a car compared to the state figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kilsyth South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 58% of residents, while 20% work from home. Only 1.2% use public transport, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national figure.
20.0% ▲ +452.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -58.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to most other areas, with 18 stops in total. All these services are bus-based, as there are no trains or trams available.
18
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.
6.29
Higher than 83% 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).
1,236.2
Higher than 88% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
21,787
Higher than 50% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 34 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 8 minutes, placing it around the middle for its level.
8
Lower than 57% 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.
34
Lower than 71% 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 Kilsyth South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21355/kilsyth-south/topic/transport