8.4% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Salisbury Plain · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Salisbury Plain
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 75% of working residents in Salisbury Plain drive themselves to work. While the area has an impressive number of bus stops and frequent services, very few people actually use public transport to commute. This creates a stark contrast between the available infrastructure and the daily travel habits of the locals.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, but 8.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Salisbury Plain, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at only 3.7%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport for work, with just 1.5% taking the bus.
3.7% ▲ +111.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -65.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
The area is well served with 12 stops and 15 routes, with weekly departures far above the South Australian figure. However, these services are all buses, and the 78-minute trip to the city is much longer than in most areas.
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.
9.00
Higher than 87% 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).
2,841.7
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).
15
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).
47,595
Higher than 64% 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.
A 24-minute drive to the city is much faster than for most areas. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 10 minutes, which is around the middle for this level.
10
Lower than 54% 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.
24
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 Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41294/salisbury-plain/topic/transport