1.3% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.3% of homes in Adelaide Hills have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of car ownership. Because public transport options are limited, most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 82.1% owning two or more vehicles. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few homes have no vehicle at all, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Adelaide Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 12.8%, which is well above the South Australian figure. However, the vast majority of people still drive to work, while only 0.8% use public transport, a rate well below the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 sparse here, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the state average. While there are 14 bus routes, the number of stops per person is lower than in most areas.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.55
Lower than 62% 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).
74.5
Lower than 82% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,051
Lower 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).
7,051
Lower than 89% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 52 minutes on average—among the highest for this level. Additionally, the drive time to the city is 35 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
52
Higher 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.
35
Higher than 63% 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 Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021003/adelaide-hills/topic/transport