4.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Burnside - Wattle Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Burnside - Wattle Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 8-minute drive to the city makes Burnside - Wattle Park exceptionally well-connected to the urban centre. While most households rely on cars, the area has a strong public transport network with 21 different routes serving the community.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 40.3% of homes having two vehicles and 12.8% having three. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Burnside - Wattle Park splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to reach 15.1%, which is well above the South Australian figure. Public transport use for commuting is a little above the national average at 5.1%, though this is down from 7.5% in 2011.
15.1% ▲ +209.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
The area is very well served by buses, with 87 stops and 21 routes, which is more than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas, though still a little below the state figure.
87
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.56
Higher than 54% 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).
1,112.2
Higher than 61% 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).
21
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,066
Higher than 59% 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).
75,484
Higher than 64% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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 around is convenient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 Burnside - Wattle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401031011/burnside-wattle-park/topic/transport