7.2% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brighton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in Brighton (SA) drive themselves to work. The area is well-connected by public transport, with 16 different routes serving the community and a typical walk of only two minutes to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 39.4% having one and 37.9% having two. About 7.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the state and national levels.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 14.3% since 2011, which is well above the South Australian figure. Meanwhile, 6% of workers use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
14.3% ▲ +313.7%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -31.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
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.
Brighton has 73 public transport stops and 16 routes, both of which are more than about 75% of similar areas. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is also higher than most areas.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.81
Higher than 58% 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).
1,329.8
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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,381
Higher than 76% 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).
115,505
Higher than 74% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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 area is very accessible, with a short two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 16 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Brighton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403011056/brighton/topic/transport