2.0% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heathfield · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Heathfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Heathfield relies on a car, with only 2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This dependency is clear in the daily routine, as nearly 60% of workers drive themselves to work. While public transport options exist, the area remains heavily car-reliant for most trips.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 44.2% of homes have two vehicles and 31.9% have three or more. Very few homes lack a car, a figure well below both the South Australian and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heathfield, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.9% of residents. While 13.4% work from home—well above the South Australian figure—this is well below the national average.
13.4% ▲ +77.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -50.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
There are 14 public transport stops, which is more than most similar areas, but they only provide bus services. Despite having far more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the 77-minute trip to the city is much longer than in most areas.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.18
Higher than 89% 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).
778.7
Higher than 83% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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).
77
Higher than 84% 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 drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. For those using transit, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Heathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40580/heathfield/topic/transport