31.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide City · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide City
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Adelaide City than in most similar areas. Around 31.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average of 7.4%. This lack of car ownership is matched by an extensive network of public transport and a high number of people walking to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Roughly 31.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.2% seen across South Australia. This has barely changed since 2011, and nearly half of all homes now have exactly one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Adelaide City, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by No vehicle (31%) and 2 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A high 10.9% of workers use public transport, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Walking is also common, with 24% of people walking to work, while those working from home rose to 12.9% since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +185.6%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.9% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 among the highest at this level, with 12.19 stops per 1,000 people and 250 different routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, and buses make up 90.5% of the services.
305
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.19
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
11,774.2
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
250
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is very efficient, with a typical drive time to the city of just one minute. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than in most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
1
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Adelaide City
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40101/adelaide-city/topic/transport