8.2% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Holdfast Bay · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Holdfast Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Holdfast Bay than a decade ago, with the figure rising 10 percentage points since 2011. The area is very well connected, with a typical walk to the nearest transport stop taking just 2 minutes. While most residents rely on cars, there is a strong public transport network serving the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure has fallen since 2011, and now 42.6% of households own one vehicle and 35.3% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Holdfast Bay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it fell 2.8 percentage points since 2011 to 5.7%. Working from home is common for 13.8% of residents, which is well above the South Australian figure.
13.8% ▲ +261.8%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
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.
Holdfast Bay has 187 public transport stops and 34 routes, meaning it has more services than about 80% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, with buses making up 85.6% of the network.
187
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.98
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,739.0
Higher than 89% of council (lga) 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).
34
Higher than 80% of council (lga) 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 into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very quick access to transit, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) 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.
14
Lower than 84% of council (lga) 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 Holdfast Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42600/holdfast-bay/topic/transport