12.2% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Salisbury North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Salisbury North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Salisbury North lack a car than in most similar areas, with 12.2% of households having no motor vehicle. While many residents rely on cars, the area is well-served by local transport options, including 41 public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households do own a car, with 40.3% having one and 31.9% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Salisbury North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here; at 3.4%, it is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people commute by car, though 2.8% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.4% ▲ +157.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
The area has 6 public transport routes and 41 stops, putting it among the largest for access. However, the 72-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most areas, and all services are bus-based.
41
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.
3.84
Higher than 73% 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).
776.1
Higher than 83% 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).
6
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).
18,594
Lower than 52% 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).
72
Higher than 77% 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 by car is relatively quick, taking 23 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also very easy, taking only 2 minutes on average.
2
Lower than 86% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41292/salisbury-north/topic/transport