6.7% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hawthorn · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hawthorn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport use has shifted in Hawthorn, with 4.9% of workers now using it for their commute. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits a little above the national figure. The area is well connected, featuring 18 public transport stops and 17 different routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, but it is about the same as the figures for South Australia and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hawthorn, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.6% of residents. Another 14.6% work from home, which is well above the South Australian average but well below the national figure.
14.6% ▲ +198.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -37.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 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.
The area has 8.1 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. This high level of access is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which are among the highest at this level.
18
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.
8.10
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).
2,815.4
Higher than 96% 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).
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).
97,673
Higher than 78% 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.
Getting into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes. Most people can also reach their nearest transport stop within a 6-minute walk, which is lower than in most areas.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40574/hawthorn/topic/transport