19.5% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Elizabeth North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Elizabeth North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly one in five homes in Elizabeth North have no motor vehicle, a rate far above the South Australian and national figures of around 7%. This suggests a high reliance on other ways to get around. While many residents still use cars, the area has a strong public transport presence to fill the gap.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 19.5% of households have no car, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. For those who do have vehicles, 46.9% of homes own one and 24.4% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Elizabeth North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very rare here, at just 2.7%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people drive to work, though 5.1% use public transport, a rate slightly above the state and national averages.
2.7% ▲ +194.7%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 is well-served with 14 stops and 5 routes, more than most similar places, though the 73-minute trip to the city is much longer than usual. Most commuters use the bus, which makes up 91.4% of public transport use.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.90
Higher than 73% 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).
838.9
Higher than 85% 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).
12,446
Higher than 63% 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).
55,635
Higher than 67% 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).
73
Higher than 79% 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 to a nearby stop is very quick, with a typical walk time of just one minute. The drive time to the city is 30 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
30
Lower than 74% 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 Elizabeth North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40401/elizabeth-north/topic/transport