6.2% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northgate - Northfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Northgate - Northfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Northgate - Northfield than in the rest of Australia. While 21% of Australians work from home, only 9.1% of residents here do, though the area is notably more reliant on public transport for commuting than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.1% owning two vehicles. About 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas, though this is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Northgate - Northfield splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the main way to get to work, used by 66.3% of drivers. However, 5.8% of people commute by public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 3.1%.
9.1% —
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 has 17 public transport routes and 57 stops, both of which are figures larger than most similar areas. Despite this, there are 3.13 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.96.
57
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.13
Lower than 68% 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).
881.3
Higher than 53% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,188
Higher than 57% 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).
91,364
Higher than 69% 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).
56
Lower than 54% 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 by car is quite fast, taking just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest public 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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Northgate - Northfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402031175/northgate-northfield/topic/transport