12.3% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Parks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in The Parks
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-thirds of workers in The Parks rely on driving as their primary way to get to work. While the area is well-served by public transport, far more households here live without a car compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. This is a high rate compared to most areas, although it has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →The Parks splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with No vehicle at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is a little above the national figure at 6.0%. Conversely, only 6.3% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
6.3% ▲ +205.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
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.
The area is very well equipped with 104 public transport stops and 20 different routes, both of which are higher than most similar areas. This high level of access is mostly via bus, which accounts for 96.1% of trips.
104
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.29
Higher than 64% 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).
1,388.2
Higher than 71% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,645
Higher than 61% 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).
38,914
Lower 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).
64
Higher than 61% 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.
A short 13-minute drive gets residents to the city, which is much lower than most areas. It typically takes about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 The Parks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404021102/the-parks/topic/transport