13.5% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Salisbury · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Salisbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Salisbury live without a car than in the rest of the state, with 13.5% of households lacking a vehicle. This gap is supported by a strong public transport network that is much larger than in most similar areas. While cars remain the main way to get around, the suburb's infrastructure makes it easier for residents to live without one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. For those who do own cars, 45% of households have one vehicle and 28.3% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Salisbury, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here at 3.8%, a figure far below the national average of 21%. Most residents commute by car, though the 3.8% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.8% ▲ +119.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Public transport is a major feature of the area, with 6.9 stops per 1,000 people and 35 different routes. Weekly departures are far above the state figure, and the 61 stops are among the largest at this level.
61
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.90
Higher than 85% 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).
2,872.1
Higher than 96% 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).
35
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,594
Higher than 72% 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).
76,188
Higher than 73% 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).
55
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is relatively quick with a 23-minute drive time, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
23
Lower than 80% 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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41288/salisbury/topic/transport