6.8% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morphett Vale - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Morphett Vale - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people use public transport to get to work in Morphett Vale - East than they did in 2011. While more residents now work from home, the area remains heavily dependent on cars for daily travel. Most homes here have at least one vehicle, and the typical trip to the city takes about 25 minutes by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 76% of homes have one or two motor vehicles, and 6.8% of households have no car. This lack of a vehicle is slightly more common than in most similar areas, though it has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Morphett Vale - East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 6.4% of people doing so. This is a rise from 2011, yet most residents still drive, with 69.4% commuting as the driver of a car.
6.4% ▲ +225.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -47.2%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 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.
Buses are the only form of public transport available here, with 14 routes and 65 stops serving the area. While the number of stops is higher than in many similar places, it takes much longer than usual to reach the city by transit, taking about 80 minutes.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.69
Higher than 56% 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).
1,229.5
Higher than 65% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,863
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).
53,973
Higher than 57% 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).
80
Higher than 86% 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.
Driving to the city typically takes 25 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this type. Residents have very quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop being among the shortest in the region.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Morphett Vale - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041084/morphett-vale-east/topic/transport