2.8% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Athelstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Athelstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Athelstone are without a car compared to the national figure, with only 2.8% of households lacking a vehicle. This high rate of car ownership defines the area's transport landscape, though a small number of residents still rely on public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 43.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 15% owning three. Only 2.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the 7.2% seen across South Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Athelstone, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 5.3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Working from home rose to 10.8% since 2011, though this remains far below the Australian figure of 21%.
10.8% ▲ +297.0%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.3%
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.
The area is served by 10 different routes and 43 stops, all of which are bus services. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure, and the number of people reachable within 30 minutes by transit is smaller than in 73% of similar areas.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.48
Higher than 53% 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).
928.8
Higher than 55% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,601
Lower than 73% 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).
31,202
Lower than 60% 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).
60
Higher than 53% 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.
Athelstone is very close to the city, with a drive time of just 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Athelstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401041014/athelstone/topic/transport