6.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Salisbury Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Salisbury Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Salisbury Park than in the rest of the country, with only 4.8% doing so. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a very high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas but about the same as the South Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Salisbury Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 73% of people. Public transport use at 3.9% is much higher than in most similar areas, while the 4.8% working from home is far below the national figure.
4.8% ▲ +110.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 is well served with 17 stops and 9 routes, putting it among the largest for its size. However, it takes much longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, taking 78 minutes.
17
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.
7.47
Higher than 86% 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).
1,384.9
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).
9
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).
32,501
Higher than 57% 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).
78
Higher than 86% 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.
It is a relatively quick 25 minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest transport stop typically takes 6 minutes, also lower than in most similar places.
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.
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
- 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41293/salisbury-park/topic/transport