13.9% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Smithfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in Smithfield than in most similar areas. While nearly 14% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area is well served by public transport, with a high number of stops and frequent departures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the state and national figures of around 7%. Most households do own a car, with 42.7% having one and 29.8% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Smithfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at just 5.4%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people drive to work, though 4.5% use public transport, a rate slightly above the national average.
5.4% ▲ +316.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -42.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 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 feature of the area, with 6.45 stops per 1,000 people and 18 different routes. This makes it a high-access area compared to others, though the trip to the city takes a long time, averaging 71 minutes.
16
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.
6.45
Higher than 83% 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).
4,044.3
Higher than 99% 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).
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
30,759
Higher than 83% 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).
94,149
Higher than 77% 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).
71
Higher than 76% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. For those who do drive, the trip to the city typically takes 33 minutes, which is lower than in many other places.
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.
33
Lower than 71% 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 Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41346/smithfield/topic/transport