4.4% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carey Gully · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Carey Gully
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high number of public transport stops defines the transit landscape in Carey Gully. While most residents still rely on cars, the area has more bus stops and frequent services than the typical South Australian suburb. This provides a strong foundation for getting around, even in a rural setting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 75.7% owning two or more vehicles. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carey Gully, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 57% of people. Around 13.6% of residents work from home, which is well above the South Australian average but well below the national figure.
13.6% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
Carey Gully has a very high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar areas. The 35 stops per 1,000 people is far above the state average, though all services are bus-based.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
35.05
Higher 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).
1,600.5
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).
2
Higher than 75% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
It takes about 20 minutes to drive to the city, which is much lower than most similar areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes around 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Carey Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40226/carey-gully/topic/transport