9.3% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Playford · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Playford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in Playford compared to the rest of the country, with only 5.4% doing so. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, most residents still rely heavily on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.3% of homes in Playford have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the state and national figures, though the number has fallen 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Playford splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with 71.1% as the driver. Only 2.3% commute by public transport, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but has fallen 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
5.4% ▲ +137.9%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
Playford has a high level of access with 516 public transport stops and 38 routes. This gives the area 5.2 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the state figure.
516
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.20
Higher than 74% 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).
1,181.6
Higher than 82% 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).
38
Higher than 82% 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.
It takes typically 28 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop is around 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 57% 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.
28
Lower than 65% 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 Playford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45680/playford/topic/transport