2.6% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide Hills · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 2.6% of homes in Adelaide Hills have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian and national averages. This heavy reliance on cars is a defining feature of the area's transport landscape. Most households own multiple vehicles to manage the distances across the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The vast majority of homes own at least one car, with 42.3% having two and 11.4% owning four or more. This trend has remained steady since 2011, with very few households without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Adelaide Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.2% of residents, while 13.4% work from home. The number of people working from home has risen 7.0 points since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure.
13.4% ▲ +107.5%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Adelaide Hills has a high number of bus stops and routes compared to similar areas, but the frequency of services is far below the state average. All public transport here is provided by buses.
455
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.71
Higher than 76% 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).
655.0
Lower than 54% 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).
75
Higher than 87% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 26 minutes to drive to the city. However, getting to a stop on foot is difficult, with an 18-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than in most areas.
18
Higher than 75% 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.
26
Lower than 53% 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 Hills
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40102/adelaide-hills/topic/transport