8.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Henley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Henley Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Quick trips to the city and easy access to buses make daily travel simple for residents of Henley Beach. Most people rely on cars, but the area has an impressive number of public transport options and a very short walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Typical homes here have one or two cars, though 8.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Henley Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, but 4.3% use public transport to get to work, a figure much higher than most similar areas. About 12.7% work from home, which is well above the South Australian figure but well below the national average.
12.7% ▲ +274.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -43.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
Public transport is a strong point here, with 6.71 stops per 1,000 people and 16 different routes. This is much higher than most areas, and the number of weekly departures is far above the state average.
42
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.
6.71
Higher than 84% 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).
2,199.7
Higher than 93% 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).
16
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,554
Higher than 72% 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).
71,043
Higher than 72% 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).
59
Higher than 53% 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 convenient, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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 Henley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40584/henley-beach/topic/transport