0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ashton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A total lack of households without a car defines the transport landscape in Ashton. While the typical resident can drive to the city in just 17 minutes, the area has no public transport stops or routes. This creates a stark contrast with the state average for vehicle ownership and transit access.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in Ashton has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4% for homes without one. Most households are well equipped, with 39.4% owning two vehicles and nearly a quarter owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ashton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (24%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.8% of residents. About 14.3% of people work from home, a figure that is well above the South Australian average but well below the national one.
14.3% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -59.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 non-existent here, with zero stops, routes, or weekly departures. This means the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
0.0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
6,042
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, because there are no local services, the walk to the nearest stop takes 36 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
36
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality 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.
17
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Ashton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40047/ashton/topic/transport