4.7% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bellevue Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bellevue Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 15-minute drive to the city makes Bellevue Heights a convenient spot, though most residents still rely on their own cars. While car use is dominant, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport options compared to other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 4.7% having none. This is a little below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number of carless homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bellevue Heights, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
More people use public transport to get to work here than in most areas, though this fell slightly to 6.1% since 2011. Working from home rose to 11.9%, which is a little above the state figure but well below the national average.
11.9% ▲ +155.3%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 with 41 routes and a number of weekly departures that is far above the South Australian average. Despite this, transit times to the city are higher than most areas, and buses make up 95.4% of the services.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.97
Higher than 82% 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).
3,166.8
Higher than 87% 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).
41
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,608
Lower than 81% 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).
32,273
Lower than 59% 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).
68
Higher than 68% 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 typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes. Most residents enjoy a relatively quick 15-minute drive to the city, which is lower than most other areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Bellevue Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031066/bellevue-heights/topic/transport