2.5% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Evanston South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Evanston South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 40% of homes in Evanston South have two motor vehicles, making cars the primary way people get around. The area is heavily reliant on driving, with almost no one using public transport for their daily commute. This dependence on cars is reflected in the high number of vehicles per household.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 2.5% having no vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have at least one car, and 16.4% own three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Evanston South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, as 73.2% of people are the main driver. Public transport use for commuting is 0.0%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%, while 6.4% work from home.
6.4% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 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.
While the area has 10 bus routes and two stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. Despite this, no residents are recorded as being able to reach others via transit within 45 minutes.
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.
2.61
Higher than 68% 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).
130.7
Higher than 72% 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).
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 35 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, it takes 26 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is higher than most areas.
26
Higher than 63% 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.
35
Lower than 70% 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 Evanston South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40424/evanston-south/topic/transport