5.2% ▲ +64.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Franklin · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Franklin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Short commutes and high transit use define daily life in Franklin, where a 12-minute drive to the city makes it very accessible. While most homes have one or two cars, nearly 10% of workers use public transport, a rate well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 41% of homes have one vehicle and 40% have two. Very few households get by without a car, with only 5.2% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Franklin splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (40%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is a popular choice for 9.5% of workers, which is among the highest for similar areas. In contrast, only 9% of people work from home, far below the national figure of 21%.
9.0% ▲ +326.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.5% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
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.
Franklin has strong connections, with 15 public transport stops and 3 routes, making it more connected than about 80% of similar areas. Light rail is the primary mode for 57.9% of users, and the typical transit time to the city is much lower than in most areas.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.00
Higher than 65% 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).
596.7
Higher than 80% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,314
Higher than 77% 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).
44,852
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).
43
Lower 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.
Getting around is convenient, with the nearest stop just a 4-minute walk away. The drive time to the city is only 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80058/franklin/topic/transport