10.6% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Payneham - Felixstow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Payneham - Felixstow
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
High public transport access makes Payneham - Felixstow a well-connected hub compared to most similar areas. While cars remain the primary way to get around, the area has a much higher rate of people without vehicles than the state average. This accessibility is backed by a huge number of bus routes and frequent services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than one in ten homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. This is much higher than most areas, although the proportion fell 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Payneham - Felixstow, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 7% of workers use public transport, a figure that is well above the national average. While working from home rose to 11% since 2011, this remains far below the Australian figure of 21%.
11.0% ▲ +275.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -36.1%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 highly connected, with 23 bus routes and weekly departures that are well above the state figure. It is more accessible than about 82% of similar areas for those trying to reach people within 30 minutes by transit.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.95
Higher than 60% 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).
1,798.8
Higher than 79% 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).
23
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
37,090
Higher than 80% 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).
83,055
Higher than 66% 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).
51
Lower than 64% 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 fast, with a typical drive time of only 8 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 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.
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 Payneham - Felixstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401051018/payneham-felixstow/topic/transport