0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kenton Valley · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kenton Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in Kenton Valley compared to the rest of the country. Every single household here owns at least one vehicle, making the area heavily reliant on private transport for daily travel. This dependency is mirrored in how people get to work and the limited reach of local public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 39.4% of homes having two vehicles and 28.7% owning four or more. This means 0.0% of households are without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian and national rates.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kenton Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (29%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people rely on cars to get to work, with 56.8% driving and 17.6% working from home. No one in the area commutes by public transport, which is well below the figures for South Australia and Australia.
17.6% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 limited to a single bus route and one stop. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is higher than in most similar areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the South Australian figure.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.82
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).
38.2
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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
The drive time to the city is 42 minutes, which is lower than in most areas. However, getting to a transport stop is more difficult here, with a 31-minute walk required, which is higher than most areas.
31
Higher than 67% 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.
42
Lower than 66% 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 Kenton Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40681/kenton-valley/topic/transport