2.9% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blackwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Blackwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Blackwood go without a car, with only 2.9% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the typical drive to the city takes 15 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 44.9% having two vehicles and 14.5% owning three. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Blackwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become more common, rising 11 points since 2011 to reach 15%. This is well above the South Australian figure of 9.6%, though the most common way to get to work remains driving, at 59.3%.
15.0% ▲ +236.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -37.9%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
Blackwood has 97 public transport stops, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. Despite having many routes and stops, the time it takes to reach the city by transit is much higher than in most areas.
97
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.48
Higher than 86% 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).
749.3
Lower than 52% 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).
22
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,963
Lower than 59% 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).
20,571
Lower than 70% 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).
73
Higher than 76% 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 4 minutes. For those driving, the 15-minute trip to the city is shorter than in most other areas.
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.
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031067/blackwood/topic/transport