11.3% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Elizabeth East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Elizabeth East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 11% of homes in Elizabeth East have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, the travel time to the city remains much higher than most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.3% of households lack a motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. However, this has fallen 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Elizabeth East splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 69.9% as the driver. Only 5.1% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0% and much lower than most other areas.
5.1% ▲ +272.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Elizabeth East has 82 public transport stops and 12 routes, both of which are higher than most areas. Despite this, the 72-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in most places.
82
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.84
Higher than 71% 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).
1,343.5
Higher than 69% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,047
Lower than 55% 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).
63,250
Higher 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).
72
Higher than 74% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 28 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents can usually reach their nearest transport stop within a 4-minute walk.
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.
28
Higher than 55% 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).
More for Elizabeth East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Elizabeth East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402021031/elizabeth-east/topic/transport