6.7% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glenelg North · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Glenelg North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 61% of workers in Glenelg North drive themselves to work, reflecting a high reliance on cars. Despite this, the area has exceptional public transport links and a very short commute to the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This rate is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glenelg North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 4.9% of people use public transport to get to work, which is among the highest rates for areas like this. Meanwhile, 12.3% work from home, a figure that is well below the national average.
12.3% ▲ +226.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 40 stops and 17 routes. This makes it one of the best-connected areas, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the South Australian figure.
40
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.07
Higher than 82% 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).
2,118.6
Higher than 92% 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).
17
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).
114,652
Higher than 82% 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).
58
Higher than 51% 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 around is very efficient, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40507/glenelg-north/topic/transport