8.1% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Flinders Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Flinders Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 65% of workers in Flinders Park drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars for the daily commute. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the area is well-served by bus networks with a high number of frequent departures compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own one or two cars, though 8.1% have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most areas, despite the figure falling 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Flinders Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.2% doing so. Around 4.6% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
9.2% ▲ +280.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -38.1%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Flinders Park is well connected by bus, with 19 different routes and a number of weekly departures that is a little above the South Australian figure. This allows 90,921 people to be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
66
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.
4.03
Lower than 54% 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).
1,487.1
Higher than 73% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,361
Higher than 52% 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).
90,921
Higher than 69% 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).
53
Lower than 60% 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 area is very convenient for travel, with a typical 11-minute drive to the city. Residents also have quick access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
11
Lower than 86% 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).
More for Flinders Park
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Flinders Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404011091/flinders-park/topic/transport