8.3% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morphett Vale - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Morphett Vale - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 80% of households in Morphett Vale - West have at least one car, though the area has a much higher rate of car-less homes than most similar places. While the area has a high number of transit stops, getting to the city by public transport takes a very long time.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this is 2.0 percentage points lower than in 2011. Most households have one or two cars, with 40.9% owning one and 36.0% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Morphett Vale - West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.7% of people doing so. Most workers commute by car as a driver (68.2%), while 3.2% use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
5.7% ▲ +153.8%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 well served by 15 bus routes and 55 stops, providing more stops and departures per person than the South Australian figure. Despite this, the 86-minute transit time to the city is among the highest for similar areas.
55
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.43
Higher than 66% 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).
1,520.9
Higher than 74% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,138
Lower than 70% 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).
54,812
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).
86
Higher than 96% 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 drive time to the city is 25 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. However, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
7
Higher than 61% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041085/morphett-vale-west/topic/transport