3.0% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Happy Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Happy Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in Happy Valley get around without a car, with only 3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the state and national figures, reflecting a strong reliance on private transport for daily travel. While public transport infrastructure is plentiful, cars remain the dominant way to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, as 42% of homes have two vehicles and 22% have three or more. Only 3% of households have no car, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Happy Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 68.2% of residents. While 9% now work from home—a rise of 6.4 points since 2011—this remains far below the national figure of 21%.
9.0% ▲ +244.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 has a high number of transport options, with 100 stops and 18 routes, which is more than most similar areas. This is a bus-only network with 7.21 stops per 1,000 people, well above the South Australian average.
100
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.
7.21
Higher than 85% 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).
1,355.4
Higher than 70% 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).
18
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,864
Lower than 56% 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).
24,648
Lower than 66% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 22 minutes to drive to the city. Access to transit is convenient for many, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most 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.
22
Lower 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 Happy Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041080/happy-valley/topic/transport