7.1% ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide - North · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport stops and services are available here than in most similar areas, making Adelaide - North well connected. While most people still rely on cars, the area provides a high level of transit access across its 940 square kilometres.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two motor vehicles, and 37.2% of households own two. The share of homes without any vehicle has fallen to 7.1%, which is about the same as the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Adelaide - North splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in other areas, with only 7% doing so compared to 21% nationally. Most workers drive to work, though 4.3% use public transport, a figure slightly above the national average.
7.0% ▲ +206.2%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
This area has a large network of 167 routes and 2,392 stops, which is more than 87% of similar areas. With 5.25 stops per 1,000 people, the network is primarily served by buses, which make up 98% of the services.
2,392
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.25
Higher than 71% 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).
1,347.7
Higher than 67% 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).
167
Higher than 89% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/402/adelaide-north/topic/transport