9.4% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hillier · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hillier
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 10% of homes in Hillier have no motor vehicle, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. While the area relies heavily on cars, a small number of residents use the local bus network to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.4% of households do not have a car, a figure slightly above the South Australian and national rates. Most homes have just one vehicle, though 21% of households own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hillier, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers here drive, but 13.4% work from home, which is well above the state average. Only 1.4% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure slightly below the national average.
13.4% ▲ +127.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 two bus routes and two stops, but these are far fewer than the state average per 1,000 people. Because of this limited reach, no one in the area can reach other people within 45 minutes using public transport.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.46
Higher than 67% 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).
30.7
Higher than 61% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical trip to the city takes about 32 minutes, which is lower than in most areas. However, it takes much longer than usual to get to a transit stop, with a typical walk of 32 minutes.
32
Higher 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.
32
Lower than 72% 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 Hillier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40593/hillier/topic/transport