5.4% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Blackwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just a two-minute walk to the nearest stop for most, Blackwood is an area with exceptionally easy access to public transport. While cars remain the primary way to get around, the suburb's strong transit links provide an alternative to the usual reliance on vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38% owning two vehicles. However, 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Blackwood splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to work, while 15.7% work from home, a figure well above the South Australian average. About 5.1% of people commute via public transport, which is among the highest rates for areas at this level.
15.7% ▲ +252.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
The area is well served by 31 stops and 21 routes, with 7.27 stops per 1,000 people being much higher than most areas. This infrastructure allows over 61,000 people to be reachable within a 45-minute transit trip.
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.
7.27
Higher than 86% 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).
962.7
Higher than 86% 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).
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,571
Higher than 74% 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).
61,742
Higher than 69% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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 into the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40119/blackwood/topic/transport