6.6% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dulwich · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Dulwich
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap exists between Dulwich and the rest of South Australia when it comes to public transport options. The area is exceptionally well-connected, with far more stops and routes than most similar places. This makes it a highly accessible pocket of the city where many residents can easily move around without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.6% of homes in Dulwich have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households keep one or two cars, with 41.9% having one and 37.7% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dulwich splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here; 17.9% of people do so, which is well above the South Australian figure of 9.6%. While over half of workers drive themselves, 2.6% use public transport, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
17.9% ▲ +273.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -52.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 a major feature here, with 7.23 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure of 4.96. The area is served by five bus routes and has a very short transit time to the city of 35 minutes.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.23
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).
1,299.0
Higher than 88% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,635
Higher than 70% 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).
45,686
Higher than 63% 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.
Dulwich is incredibly central, with a drive time to the city of just 5 minutes. It is also very pedestrian-friendly, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest transport stop.
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 Dulwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40379/dulwich/topic/transport