8.3% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beverley · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Beverley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 9-minute drive to the city makes Beverley a very accessible spot for commuters. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport departures and a significant number of homes without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common situation is having either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Beverley splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 4.4% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Very few people work from home at 7.7%, a figure that is far below the national average.
7.7% ▲ +223.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -45.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 is well-served by 14 bus routes and 5 stops, with weekly departures being among the highest for its level. However, the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the South Australian figure.
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.17
Higher than 70% 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).
1,597.6
Higher than 89% 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).
14
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,897
Higher than 57% 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).
44,334
Higher than 62% 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).
55
Lower than 55% 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.
Getting to the city is quick, with drive times among the lowest for this level. A walk to the nearest public transport stop typically takes around 9 minutes.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Beverley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40102/beverley/topic/transport