10.6% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Norwood Payneham and St Peters · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Norwood Payneham and St Peters
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Norwood Payneham and St Peters go without a car than in most similar areas. While 10.6% of households have no motor vehicle, the area provides some of the highest levels of public transport access in the region to support these residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 13.8% of homes were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Norwood Payneham and St Peters, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 6.7%, which is among the highest for this level of area and well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, 12.6% of people work from home, a figure that rose 8.7 points since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +227.0%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
The area is very well served by buses, with 2,172.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the state's 1,317.0. There are 173 public transport stops and 41 routes available.
173
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.61
Higher than 67% 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).
2,172.6
Higher than 93% 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).
41
Higher than 84% 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 very quick, with a typical drive time of just 6 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
6
Lower than 98% 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).
More for Norwood Payneham and St Peters
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Norwood Payneham and St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45290/norwood-payneham-and-st-peters/topic/transport