12.9% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kensington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all homes in Kensington have a single motor vehicle, marking it as a place where car use is common but not always necessary. This is reflected in the high number of households without a car, which is well above the national figure. The area is well connected, with a very short drive and walk to key transport links.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 7.4% national figure. For most households, one vehicle is the norm, making up 52.3% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kensington, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is well above the state and national figures at 7.7%. While 15% of people work from home—well above the South Australian average—this is well below the Australian figure of 21%.
15.0% ▲ +275.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.7% ▼ -29.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 is served by 18 public transport routes, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being among the highest at this level. While the number of stops is higher than most areas, there are 3.87 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the state figure.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.87
Higher than 73% 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).
1,607.9
Higher than 90% 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).
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,849
Higher than 60% 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).
110,321
Higher than 81% 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).
42
Lower than 78% 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.
Kensington is very close to the city, with a drive time of just 6 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Residents also have a short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 5 minutes.
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40677/kensington/topic/transport