0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cherry Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cherry Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Every single home in Cherry Gardens has at least one motor vehicle, making the area almost entirely dependent on cars. This reliance is clear in the daily commute, as no one uses public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 40.6% having two and 25.5% owning four or more. This is a much higher rate of ownership than across South Australia and Australia, where about 7% of homes have no vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cherry Gardens, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 58% of residents, while 16.2% work from home. This working-from-home rate is well above the South Australian figure, though it sits well below the national average.
16.2% ▲ +93.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 very limited, with only one bus route and two stops serving the area. No residents can reach other people within 45 minutes using transit, and weekly departures are far below the state average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.16
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).
15.8
Higher than 59% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
The drive to the city takes about 26 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas. Residents typically have a 10-minute walk to the nearest transport stop.
10
Lower than 54% 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.
26
Lower than 78% 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 Cherry Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40249/cherry-gardens/topic/transport