12.4% ▼ -24.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Adelaide
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Port Adelaide than in most other areas, with 12.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. While this is well above the national figure of 7.4%, the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011. This lack of private transport is balanced by a high number of public transport options and routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. For those with cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 40.7% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Adelaide, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the Australian figure, with only 6.9% of the workforce doing so. Most people drive to work, while 5.0% use public transport, which is a little above the national average.
6.9% ▲ +236.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
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.
Public transport access is very high, with 95 stops and 19 routes, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure.
95
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.
8.20
Higher than 86% 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).
2,440.5
Higher than 86% 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).
11,589
Lower than 65% 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).
50,503
Higher than 54% 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).
68
Higher than 68% 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 drive time to the city is lower than most areas at 18 minutes. However, the 7-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Port Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021101/port-adelaide/topic/transport