2.6% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belair · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Belair
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Belair are without a car, with only 2.6% of homes lacking a vehicle. This reliance on private transport is common for the area, though there are many public transport routes available. While the drive to the city is quite short at 14 minutes, many residents face a long walk to reach their nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 42.2% owning two and 17% owning three. The proportion of households with no motor vehicle is much lower than in most other areas, and it has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belair, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, and 16.1% work from home, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011. Those using public transport to commute make up 3.5% of the workforce, which is higher than in most similar areas.
16.1% ▲ +189.5%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Belair has a high number of transport stops and 23 different routes, far more than the South Australian average. However, the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is among the smallest for areas of this level.
44
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.99
Higher than 87% 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).
940.0
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).
23
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,896
Lower than 89% 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).
4,896
Lower than 92% 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.
A 14-minute drive to the city is much shorter than in most similar areas. In contrast, the 27-minute walk to the nearest stop is much longer than what people in most other areas experience.
27
Higher than 85% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Belair [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031065/belair/topic/transport