4.3% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Jacka · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Jacka
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Jacka have two motor vehicles, making car ownership the dominant way people get around. While most residents rely on cars, the area has more public transport stops and routes than the majority of similar places. This creates a mix where vehicle use is high, but transit options are relatively accessible.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 48.5% of households own two vehicles, while 39.5% have just one. Only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the territory figure and well below the national rate.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Jacka, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (39%) and 3 vehicles (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 64.6% of people as the driver. Only 8.7% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure and a little below the territory average.
8.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 entirely bus-based, with three routes and three stops serving the area. While the number of stops is much higher than most similar areas, the time to reach the city by transit is among the highest at 86 minutes.
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.
4.21
Higher than 74% 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).
528.1
Higher than 79% 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).
712
Lower 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).
21,710
Higher than 50% 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).
86
Higher than 97% 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.
A 20-minute drive to the city is much lower than most similar areas. For those using transit, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 16 minutes, which is around the middle for this level.
16
Higher than 54% 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Jacka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80080/jacka/topic/transport