9.2% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide - West · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on cars and more work from home than a decade ago in Adelaide - West. While car travel remains the main way to get around, the area has a high number of public transport options compared to other regions. This is seen in the 1,266 transit stops serving the local population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. This is a decrease from 12.5% in 2011. Most households own either one or two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Adelaide - West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher here than in most areas, though it fell from 8.0% in 2011 to 5.8%. Meanwhile, working from home rose to 9.2%, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
9.2% ▲ +253.5%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 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.
Access to transit is a strong point for Adelaide - West, with 1,672 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the South Australian figure. Buses make up the vast majority of these services at 93.7%.
1,266
Higher than 58% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.18
Higher than 69% 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).
1,672.0
Higher than 80% 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).
107
Higher than 78% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/404/adelaide-west/topic/transport