14.6% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Elizabeth Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Elizabeth Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward higher public transport use has occurred in Elizabeth Park, where 14.6% of homes now have no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While most people still drive, the area has an extensive network of bus services that makes getting around easier for those without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Many households here lack a car, with 14.6% of homes having no motor vehicle—a figure well above the 7.2% seen across South Australia. For those who do own transport, 43.7% of homes have one vehicle and 28.9% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Elizabeth Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 4.0%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most workers rely on cars, though 4.6% use public transport, which is a little above the national average.
4.0% ▲ +447.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -16.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
The area has a very strong bus network, with 31 stops and 10 routes. There are 7.00 stops per 1,000 people, well above the South Australian figure of 4.96, and weekly departures are among the highest at this level.
31
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.00
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).
1,961.2
Higher than 91% 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).
14,047
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).
57,242
Higher than 68% 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).
75
Higher than 81% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop is quick, taking only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A drive to the city typically takes 29 minutes, though the transit time is much higher at 75 minutes.
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.
29
Lower than 75% 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 Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40402/elizabeth-park/topic/transport