8.7% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide - Central and Hills · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide - Central and Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 2,200 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Adelaide - Central and Hills one of the best-served areas for transit in the region. This high level of access supports a population where public transport use is much higher than in most other areas. It is a hub of connectivity with a vast network of routes and stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While the typical home has one or two cars, the share of car-free households has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Adelaide - Central and Hills splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used for commuting by 5.6% of workers, a figure that is a little above the national average. Working from home has risen to 13% since 2011, which is well above the state figure but well below the national trend.
13.0% ▲ +173.8%
Higher than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 has 315 public transport routes and 1,696 stops, with bus services making up 94% of the network. With 5.43 stops per 1,000 people, access is a little above the South Australian average.
1,696
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.43
Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,266.0
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) 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).
315
Higher than 98% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide - Central and Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/401/adelaide-central-and-hills/topic/transport