8.4% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Windsor Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Windsor Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport in Windsor Gardens than the state or national average. While cars remain the main way to travel, the area is well-served by a high number of bus routes and frequent services. This makes it much easier to reach the city than in many other similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little above the national figure, the number of car-free households has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Windsor Gardens splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 8.7%, though this fell slightly since 2011. In contrast, 9.4% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
9.4% ▲ +275.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.7% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 connected with 124 stops and 55 routes, all using buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the South Australian figure, and the transit time to the city is lower than in most areas.
124
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.49
Higher than 67% 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).
1,859.0
Higher than 81% 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).
55
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,587
Higher than 67% 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).
83,282
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).
48
Lower than 70% 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.
A short 10-minute drive to the city is much lower than most areas. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Windsor Gardens
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Windsor Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031038/windsor-gardens/topic/transport