8.4% ▼ -45.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sefton Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Sefton Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport in Sefton Park than in most similar areas. This is a well-connected hub where 17 different routes operate and the typical trip to the city takes just 41 minutes. While many residents rely on cars, the area's strong transit links make it stand out.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Most households own one or two cars, with 37% having two and 34.6% having one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Sefton Park splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Commuting by public transport is among the highest for this level at 6.8%, which is well above the Australian figure. Working from home is less common here than in most areas, with 10.7% of people doing so.
10.7% ▲ +372.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 very accessible, with 4.71 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures well above the state average. These services, all provided by buses, allow 103,482 people to be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.71
Higher than 76% 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).
2,047.1
Higher than 92% 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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
32,062
Higher than 84% 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).
103,482
Higher than 79% 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).
41
Lower than 79% 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 very quick, with a drive time of only 8 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Walking to the nearest stop is also easier than in most places, taking only 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Sefton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41326/sefton-park/topic/transport