6.6% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Colonel Light Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Colonel Light Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher numbers of public transport trips than the state average define Colonel Light Gardens. This area is exceptionally well connected, with 37 different routes serving the neighbourhood and a very short 9-minute drive to the city. While most people still use cars, the local transport options are far more frequent than in most other similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though it has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Colonel Light Gardens, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher than in most areas, though it fell from 7.8% in 2011 to 5.7%. Working from home has risen sharply to 12.5%, which is a little above the South Australian figure but well below the national average.
12.5% ▲ +287.4%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 very well served with 85 stops, a number larger than about 83% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, and the bus is the only mode of transport used here.
85
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.37
Higher than 65% 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).
1,797.9
Higher than 79% 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).
37
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
33,492
Higher than 78% 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).
73,061
Higher than 63% 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).
46
Lower than 73% 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 drive time to the city is much lower than most areas at just 9 minutes. For those using public transport, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 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.
9
Lower than 90% 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 Colonel Light Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031068/colonel-light-gardens/topic/transport