12.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Adelaide
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short four-minute drive to the city makes North Adelaide one of the most accessible areas for commuters. Its high number of public transport stops and services means more people here live without a car than in most other Australian suburbs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Just over half of households own a single vehicle, while 26.8% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Adelaide, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 8.1%, well above the South Australian figure of 4.1%. Working from home rose to 13.5% since 2011, though this is well below the national figure of 21.0%.
13.5% ▲ +137.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
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.
North Adelaide has exceptional transit access, with 9.82 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 4.96. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also among the highest at 8,379.2, mostly served by 70 different bus routes.
67
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.82
Higher than 87% 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).
8,379.2
Higher than 94% 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).
70
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
40,810
Higher than 83% 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).
191,728
Higher than 86% 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).
21
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.
The area is very easy to navigate, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes. It is also among the closest areas to the city, with a typical drive time of just 4 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
4
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 North Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011002/north-adelaide/topic/transport