13.0% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hackham West · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hackham West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in Hackham West than in most similar areas, with 13% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While public transport access is strong, the area remains heavily dependent on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 7.2% seen across South Australia. For those who do own cars, 42.4% have one vehicle and 29.9% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hackham West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.1% doing so. Most residents commute by car, as 67.2% are drivers and 5.7% travel as passengers.
5.1% ▲ +269.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -45.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Public transport infrastructure is strong, with 22 stops and 9 routes, making it one of the largest networks among similar areas. However, it takes 82 minutes to reach the city by transit, which is among the slowest times for this level.
22
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.
6.08
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).
1,381.5
Higher than 88% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,293
Higher than 71% 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).
62,630
Higher than 70% 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).
82
Higher than 91% 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 walk to the nearest stop is very short, taking only 2 minutes. For those driving, the 26-minute trip to the city is much lower than in most similar 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.
26
Lower than 78% 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 Hackham West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40545/hackham-west/topic/transport