13.9% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glenelg · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Glenelg
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now rely on public transport in Glenelg than in most similar areas, with 8.5% of workers using it for their daily commute. This shift is supported by a high density of transit options, including 21 different routes. It is a place where getting around without a car is much easier than in the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households have just one car, while 24.7% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glenelg, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure of 3.1%. While 16.5% of people work from home, more than half of the workforce still commute by driving themselves.
16.5% ▲ +305.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.5% ▼ -33.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
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.
Access to transit is a major strength, with 3,489.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people—far above the state figure of 1,317.0. This is supported by 19 stops and a mix of bus and tram services.
19
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.
5.52
Higher than 80% 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).
3,489.8
Higher than 99% 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).
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,522
Higher than 74% 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).
132,302
Higher than 86% 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).
45
Lower than 73% 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.
The area is highly accessible, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. Driving to the city is also fast, taking only 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40505/glenelg/topic/transport