12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
Somerton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Somerton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 2,000 public transport stops per 1,000 people makes Somerton one of the most well-serviced areas for transit at its level. This high density of infrastructure means residents can reach nearly 25,500 people within 45 minutes using public transport.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 50%, ahead of Car (passenger) (0%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has a very high number of services, with 654,500 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Victorian figure. All public transport here is provided by buses, across three different routes.
2,000.00
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).
654,500.0
Higher than 99% 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).
9,479
Higher than 58% 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).
25,536
Higher than 53% 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 into the city is relatively quick, with a drive time of 25 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It takes about 11 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, putting Somerton around the middle for its level.
11
Lower than 53% 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.
25
Lower than 79% 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
- 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).
More for Somerton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22304/somerton/topic/transport