11.0% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kings Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kings Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A six-minute drive to the city makes Kings Park one of the most accessible spots in the region. This central location is reflected in the transport data, with a very high number of residents choosing to live without a car compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. For those who do own cars, 36% of households have one vehicle and 36% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kings Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used for commuting by 5.2% of workers, which is a little above the national figure. While 16.3% work from home, this is well below the Australian average of 21%.
16.3% ▲ +101.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -53.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 options are plentiful, with 6.97 stops per 1,000 people, well above the state figure of 4.96. Weekly departures are also far above the state average, and 12 different routes serve the area.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.97
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).
2,642.9
Higher than 95% 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
41,967
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).
138,716
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).
38
Lower than 84% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. This quick access complements the very short 6-minute drive time to the city center.
3
Lower than 79% 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 Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40696/kings-park/topic/transport