10.1% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morphettville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Morphettville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 62% of working residents in Morphettville drive themselves to work. While cars are common, 10.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This higher-than-usual lack of cars is consistent with the area's strong public transport links.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but the 10.1% of households without a vehicle is a little above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. This proportion has fallen by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Morphettville splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with No vehicle at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 6.6%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, 9.5% of people work from home, a rate that is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
9.5% ▲ +261.6%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.6% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 connected with 19 public transport routes and 78 stops, which are more than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas and about the same as the state figure.
78
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.72
Higher than 56% 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).
1,248.7
Higher than 66% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,531
Higher than 52% 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).
126,644
Higher than 76% 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).
61
Higher than 55% 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 short 11-minute drive to the city makes this area much faster to access than most. For those using public transport, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes around 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Morphettville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403021062/morphettville/topic/transport