6.3% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Henley Beach South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Henley Beach South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward remote work is evident in Henley Beach South, where 13.7% of people now work from home. This is well above the South Australian figure, though it remains well below the national rate. The area is well served by public transport, with a very high number of stops relative to the population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households have one or two cars, with 39.7% owning two and 34.9% owning one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Henley Beach South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 4.8% use public transport, a rate that is among the highest for this area type and a little above the national figure.
13.7% ▲ +356.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 highly accessible here, with 19 stops and 9 routes, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. Bus services provide all the public transport options, with 6.79 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average.
19
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.
6.79
Higher than 85% 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).
1,418.7
Higher than 89% 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).
2,920
Lower than 53% 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).
53,542
Higher than 66% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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 area is very convenient for commuters, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, and the drive time to the city is among the lowest for its level at 11 minutes.
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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40585/henley-beach-south/topic/transport