5.2% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Agnes - Ridgehaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Agnes - Ridgehaven
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on cars here than a decade ago, as 5.2% of St Agnes - Ridgehaven households now live without a motor vehicle. While car travel remains the main way to get around, there has been a notable shift toward working from home and a strong reliance on bus services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39% owning two and 12.4% owning three. The number of households without a vehicle is a little below the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →St Agnes - Ridgehaven splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 6.9% of workers use public transport, which is well above the national figure. Far fewer people work from home here than in most other areas, though this rose to 8.7% since 2011.
8.7% ▲ +227.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
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.
Bus services are a major asset, with 86 stops and 26 routes making this area's transport network larger than most similar places. However, the 65-minute trip to the city is longer than usual.
86
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.53
Higher than 78% 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).
1,965.7
Higher than 83% 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).
26
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,161
Lower than 58% 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).
13,161
Lower than 80% 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).
65
Higher than 63% 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 19-minute drive to the city is faster than for most areas. In contrast, the 11-minute walk to the nearest stop is longer than in most other places.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 St Agnes - Ridgehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402051055/st-agnes-ridgehaven/topic/transport