8.3% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hindmarsh · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Hindmarsh
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much lower share of people work from home in Hindmarsh compared to the national figure, with only 9.3% doing so. This area is well-connected for travel, with a short 13-minute drive to the city and high access to public transport services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes in Hindmarsh have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure. This is down from 11.5% in 2011. Most households have one or two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Hindmarsh splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher here than in most areas, though it fell from 8.8% in 2016 to 4.8% in 2021. Working from home is far below the national figure, though this rose 5.9 points since 2016.
9.3% —
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% —
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
Hindmarsh has 82 public transport routes and 905 stops, making it larger than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the South Australian figure, with buses making up 93.6% of the service.
905
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.25
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,489.3
Higher than 70% of federal electorate 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).
82
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is easier than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 4 minutes to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most areas at 13 minutes.
4
Lower than 65% of federal electorate 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.
13
Lower than 88% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED405/hindmarsh/topic/transport