7.2% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coolalinga · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Coolalinga
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 74% of workers in Coolalinga drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, though 7.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coolalinga, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 29%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very rare here at 3.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with only 1.6% doing so.
3.2% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Coolalinga has 5 public transport routes and 3 stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, despite having 5.88 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Territory figure—no one can reach another person within 45 minutes using transit.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.88
Higher than 81% 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).
339.2
Higher than 75% 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).
5
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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 9 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, which is around the middle for areas of this type.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
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 Coolalinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70062/coolalinga/topic/transport