8.3% ▼ -24.6%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Holdfast Bay · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Holdfast Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 10 percentage points since 2011 in Holdfast Bay, where 13.9% of people now work from their own residence. This shift comes as the area maintains strong connections to the city, with a very short 14-minute drive to the center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this is down from 11.1% in 2011. Most households have one or two cars, with 42.8% owning one and 35% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Holdfast Bay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher than most areas at 5.8%, though this fell from 8.7% in 2011. Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 13.9% work from home, a figure well above the South Australian average.
13.9% ▲ +265.0%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 is highly accessible, with 1,750.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. Most services are buses, making up 85% of the local public transport modes.
178
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.98
Higher than 62% 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).
1,750.2
Higher than 80% 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).
34
Higher than 61% 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 easy for residents, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute. This is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
14
Lower than 79% 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 Holdfast Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40301/holdfast-bay/topic/transport