8.1% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Salisbury East · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Salisbury East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people work from home in Salisbury East than in most similar areas, though it has some of the best public transport access in the region. While 69.3% of workers drive themselves to work, the area is well-served by 20 different transit routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes in Salisbury East have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, held by 41.4% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Salisbury East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 4.9% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Conversely, 4.5% of workers commute via public transport, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
4.9% ▲ +280.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -21.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
Public transport is a strong point for Salisbury East, with 4.85 stops per 1,000 people and 1,580.2 weekly departures, both of which are higher than the state figures. All of this transit is provided by buses, and the area can reach over 100,000 people within 45 minutes by transit.
45
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.85
Higher than 77% 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).
1,580.2
Higher than 89% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
33,548
Higher than 85% 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).
104,251
Higher than 80% 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).
64
Higher than 64% 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.
The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Access to transit is very convenient, with the walk to the nearest stop being among the lowest in the region.
0
Lower than 99% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41290/salisbury-east/topic/transport