4.8% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tea Tree Gully · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Tea Tree Gully
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 560 public transport stops serve Tea Tree Gully, providing a level of access that is much higher than most similar areas. While cars remain the primary way to get around, there is a strong infrastructure of bus routes that supports local travel. Most households here are well-equipped with vehicles, with only 4.8% of homes lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 40% owning two vehicles and 13.6% owning three. Only 4.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tea Tree Gully, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the national figure at 8.9%, while 65.4% of people drive to work. Those who use public transport to commute make up 5.9% of the workforce, which is a little above the South Australian figure.
8.9% ▲ +249.2%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
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.
The area is very well served by 66 bus routes, with 5.85 stops per 1,000 people. This is a little above the South Australian figure, and the 1,596.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas.
565
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.85
Higher than 78% 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).
1,596.5
Higher than 76% 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).
66
Higher than 86% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 21 minutes. It also takes around 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, both of which are around the middle for similar areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
21
Lower than 62% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Tea Tree Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40205/tea-tree-gully/topic/transport