9.0% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lockleys · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lockleys
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much higher rate of public transport use than the national figure defines Lockleys, where 6.2% of workers commute via transit. This is well above the Australian average of 3.1%. While most residents still rely on cars, the area is highly connected with frequent services and a very short drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. However, this is down from 11.8% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lockleys splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 6.2% use public transport, which is well above the national average. Working from home has risen to 9.8% since 2011, though this is still far below the Australian figure of 21%.
9.8% ▲ +248.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% ▼ -30.0%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
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.
Lockleys is exceptionally well-connected, with weekly departures per 1,000 people well above the state figure. It has 33 routes and 58 stops, all of which are buses, and a transit time to the city that is much lower than most areas.
58
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.31
Higher than 50% 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).
1,823.2
Higher than 80% 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).
33
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
33,394
Higher than 78% 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).
115,246
Higher than 74% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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.
Getting to the city is very fast, with a drive time of just 7 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop that takes only 3 minutes.
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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/404031106/lockleys/topic/transport