9.8% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Phillip · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Phillip
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the people who work in Phillip drive themselves, but the area is far more connected than most. It stands out for its exceptional public transport access and a high number of homes without cars, making it a highly accessible hub within the territory.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the territory figure of 5.6%. Most households rely on a single car, with 62.1% owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Phillip, 1 vehicle is the majority at 62%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas at 9.9%, well above the national figure of 3.1%. Conversely, working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at only 8.8%.
8.8% ▲ +1121.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.9% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
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.
Phillip is a major transit point with 43 stops and 28 routes, featuring a weekly departure rate far above the territory average. It is highly connected, with 83,989 people reachable within 45 minutes by bus.
43
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.
8.27
Higher than 86% 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).
4,770.4
Higher than 99% 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).
28
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,148
Higher than 61% 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).
83,989
Higher than 75% 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).
31
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.
Getting into the city is quick, with a drive time of only 10 minutes. Local access is also easy, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes just 4 minutes, which is 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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 Phillip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80110/phillip/topic/transport