25.0% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Chain Of Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Chain Of Ponds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people work from home in Chain Of Ponds than in most similar areas. While a quarter of the workforce avoids a daily commute, the area remains heavily reliant on cars for those who do travel for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 75%, ahead of 4 or more (63%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chain Of Ponds, 2 vehicles is the majority at 55%; 4 or more is next at 45%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 25% of the workforce doing so, which is far above the South Australian figure of 9.6%. In contrast, 0% of people use public transport to get to work, a result well below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 has 25.64 stops per 1,000 people, which is among the highest for its level and far above the state average. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure, with no one able to reach others via transit within 45 minutes.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
25.64
Higher than 95% 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).
512.8
Higher than 79% 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 43 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most similar areas. A walk to the nearest stop takes roughly 17 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.
17
Higher 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.
43
Lower than 66% 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 Chain Of Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40240/chain-of-ponds/topic/transport