11.8% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bedford Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bedford Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 11% of homes in Bedford Park have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. This reliance on other options is supported by the area's exceptional access to public transport and a short drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.8% of households live without a car, a rate well above both the state and national figures. For those who do own vehicles, the most common setup is a single car, found in 41.8% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bedford Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national average at 8.6%. Meanwhile, only 6.8% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
6.8% ▲ +119.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.6% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
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.
Public transport is a major asset here, with 16.47 stops per 1,000 people and 39 different routes. This is far above the South Australian average and means over 122,000 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
31
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
16.47
Higher than 91% 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).
13,351.2
Higher 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).
39
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
32,273
Higher than 84% 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).
122,819
Higher than 84% 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).
58
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily travel is convenient, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 15 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas.
4
Lower 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.
15
Lower than 88% 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 Bedford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40087/bedford-park/topic/transport