2.6% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Highbury - Dernancourt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Highbury - Dernancourt
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011 in Highbury - Dernancourt, though it remains far below the national figure. The area is heavily reliant on cars, with only 2.6% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This makes it an area where very few people get around without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 44.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 25.1% having three or more. Only 2.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Highbury - Dernancourt, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 5.2% use public transport, which is a little above the national figure of 3.1%. About 10.6% of the workforce now works from home, up from just 3.4% in 2011.
10.6% ▲ +210.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
Public transport is provided entirely by buses, with 47 stops serving the area. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure, and the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 82% of similar areas.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.25
Lower than 51% 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).
925.0
Higher than 55% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,048
Lower 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).
11,048
Lower than 83% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot or by transit can be slow, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 18 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than in most places, taking around 36 minutes.
18
Higher than 78% 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.
36
Higher than 64% 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 Highbury - Dernancourt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051051/highbury-dernancourt/topic/transport