9.8% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ainslie · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ainslie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short one-minute walk to the nearest stop makes Ainslie one of the most accessible areas for transit. While most residents still rely on cars, nearly 10% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the territory average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.8% of households do not own a car, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Most homes have one or two vehicles, with 42.1% owning one and 32.7% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ainslie, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 15% of workers in Ainslie work from home, which is well above the territory average. To get to work, 47.2% drive as the main driver and 9.2% use a bicycle.
14.8% ▲ +309.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Ainslie has 35 public transport stops, making it one of the largest for its size. While it is much easier to reach the city here than in most areas, the number of weekly departures is well below the territory figure.
35
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.51
Higher than 84% 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).
1,011.9
Higher than 86% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,278
Higher than 72% 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).
43,714
Higher than 62% 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).
32
Lower than 91% 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.
The area is very close to the city center with a drive time of only 6 minutes. This proximity is reflected in the walking distance to public transport, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
6
Lower than 99% 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 Ainslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80018/ainslie/topic/transport