5.7% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heathpool · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Heathpool
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher public transport use than most similar areas defines Heathpool, where 4.2% of workers commute this way. It is a well-connected spot with a very short 6-minute drive to the city, although many residents still rely on private cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 42.4% owning two. Only 5.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heathpool, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to work (57.7%), while 15.0% work from home. This working-from-home rate is well above the South Australian figure of 9.6%, but well below the national figure of 21.0%.
15.0% ▲ +145.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -35.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 access is limited with no stops or routes in the area, which is far below the South Australian average. Despite this, it is still possible to reach 64,752 people within 45 minutes by transit.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,635
Higher than 70% 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).
64,752
Higher than 71% 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).
47
Lower than 70% 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 very quick, with a drive time of just 6 minutes. Residents are also relatively close to transit options, with a walk of 5 minutes to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
6
Lower than 99% 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 Heathpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40581/heathpool/topic/transport