11.4% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Edwardstown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Edwardstown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than double the national figure of people use public transport to get to work in Edwardstown. This is a highly connected area where a short 10-minute drive or a 1-minute walk can get residents to their nearest transport link. While most homes have cars, a notable number of households live without one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the number has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Edwardstown, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 8.3%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, 9.1% of people work from home; this is far below the Australian average of 21%, though it has risen since 2011.
9.1% ▲ +296.9%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.3% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 served by 28 different routes and 77 stops, with 1,555.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than most areas. This strong access helps 159,485 people be reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
77
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.29
Higher than 64% 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).
1,555.9
Higher than 74% 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).
28
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,094
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).
159,485
Higher than 81% 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.
Edwardstown is very close to the city, with a drive time of just 10 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking only 1 minute.
1
Lower than 93% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Edwardstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021058/edwardstown/topic/transport