17.3% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kent Town · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kent Town
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward car-free living is evident in Kent Town, where 17.3% of homes now have no motor vehicle. This is far above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. The area is exceptionally well-connected, with a short 4-minute drive to the city and an abundance of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more households here live without a car compared to the state and national figures. While 54.1% of homes have one vehicle, 17.3% have none, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kent Town, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a popular choice for 15.7% of workers, while 5.5% use public transport, which is a little above the national average. Working from home is common for 14.1% of residents, though this is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
14.1% ▲ +204.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.5% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 with 12 stops and 27 different routes. This is reflected in the 8.32 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the South Australian figure of 4.96, and weekly departures that are among the highest for similar areas.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.32
Higher than 86% 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).
5,347.9
Higher 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).
27
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,566
Higher than 86% 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).
154,987
Higher than 86% 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).
30
Lower than 92% 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 typical drive time of only 4 minutes. Most residents have a very short walk to their nearest stop, taking just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
4
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 Kent Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40680/kent-town/topic/transport