8.2% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Unley - Parkside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Unley - Parkside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A six-minute drive to the city makes Unley - Parkside one of the most accessible areas in the region. This proximity helps explain why it is much more likely than most areas to have homes without a car and a higher rate of public transport use compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own one or two vehicles, though the share without a car has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Unley - Parkside, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is at 5.3%, which is a little above the South Australian figure. While 14.6% of people work from home—a jump of 10 points since 2011—this is well below the national average.
14.6% ▲ +214.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 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 well served by 37 public transport routes and 80 stops, meaning transit times to the city are much lower than most areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state figure.
80
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.81
Lower than 58% 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).
1,480.2
Higher than 73% 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).
37
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,998
Higher than 64% 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).
55,706
Higher than 57% 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).
41
Lower than 80% 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.
Residents enjoy a very short 6-minute drive to the city. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most similar areas.
6
Higher 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.
6
Lower than 98% 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 Unley - Parkside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401071024/unley-parkside/topic/transport