5.2% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Barton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Barton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Barton stands out for its exceptional public transport access compared to similar areas, with a very high number of services and short travel times. This connectivity is reflected in the workforce, where more people walk or use public transport to get to work than is typical across the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 65% of homes have one vehicle, and 5.2% have none. This lack of a car is much higher than in most similar areas, though it is about the same as the territory figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Barton, 1 vehicle is the majority at 66%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A little above the territory average, 6.2% of workers use public transport to commute, which is well above the national figure. Walking is also common, with 26.1% of people walking to work, while the 12.3% who work from home is well below the national average.
12.3% ▲ +293.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 has a huge number of public transport stops and departures per person, far above the territory average. With 19 stops and 9 routes, the 34-minute transit time to the city is much lower than in most similar areas.
19
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.
9.76
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).
2,904.4
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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,528
Higher than 56% 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).
23,664
Higher than 51% 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).
34
Lower than 89% 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 just 6 minutes, which is among the lowest for this level. The walk to the nearest stop takes about 9 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
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.
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 Barton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80022/barton/topic/transport