37.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Adelaide have shifted toward using public transport since 2011, while fewer rely on cars. This central hub is now a place where 37.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 37.7% of households here do not own a car, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above the South Australian figure of 7.2%, though the proportion of car-free homes fell slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Adelaide, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by No vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most popular way to get to work at 28.5%, while 11.8% use public transport, which is well above the national figure. Working from home rose to 12.7% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian average.
12.7% ▲ +231.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.8% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible here, with 13.08 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average of 4.96. The area has one of the largest networks of routes and stops, with 316,479 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
238
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.08
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
13,047.5
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
249
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
25,025
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
316,479
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
5
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 to the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just one minute. Similarly, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is only one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011001/adelaide/topic/transport