5.2% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
College Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in College Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 2,500 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people put College Park far above the South Australian figure for service frequency. This makes the area exceptionally well-connected, with a very short 5-minute drive to the city. Most residents rely on cars, though public transit access is among the best for similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Despite this, the typical household owns one or two cars, with 36.6% owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →College Park splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is less common here than in most areas, with 12.3% of residents doing so. This is a little above the South Australian figure but well below the national rate of 21.0%.
12.3% ▲ +156.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -63.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 access is a major strength, with 10 routes and a number of stops that is larger than about 76% of similar areas. The 35-minute transit time to the city is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.30
Higher than 79% 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).
2,556.3
Higher than 95% 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).
10
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,515
Higher than 65% 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).
94,502
Higher than 77% 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).
35
Lower than 88% 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 around is quick and easy, as the drive time to the city is among the lowest at this level. A walk to the nearest stop takes only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 College Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40281/college-park/topic/transport