Hackham West - Huntfield Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Hackham West - Huntfield Heights

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Fewer households without a car have become the norm in Hackham West - Huntfield Heights since 2011. While car use remains the dominant way to get around, about 9.7% of homes now have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.

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📍 Hackham West - Huntfield Heights, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have one or two cars, but 9.7% of households have no vehicle. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 7.2%, though the number has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.

9.7% ▼ -19.8%

Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 9.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Hackham West - Huntfield Heights, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.5% of people as the driver. Very few people work from home at 5.3%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.

5.3% ▲ +296.6%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.6% ▼ -41.3%

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Hackham West - Huntfield Heights, Car (driver) is the majority at 83%; Worked at home is next at 6%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 10 bus routes and 5.5 stops per 1,000 people, which is higher than most areas. However, the number of weekly departures is well below the South Australian figure.

43

Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

5.50

Higher than 67% 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).

892.6

Higher than 53% 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).

7,818

Lower than 80% 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).

17,293

Lower than 74% 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.

Getting to a nearby stop is quicker than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. The drive time to the city is 28 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.

3

Lower than 71% 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.

28

Higher than 55% 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 Hackham West - Huntfield Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041079/hackham-west-huntfield-heights/topic/transport