6.5% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lockleys · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Lockleys
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport trips are made here than in most similar areas, making Lockleys a well-connected hub. While 62.6% of workers still drive, the area stands out for its accessibility and high number of transit options. The suburb is exceptionally close to the city, with a short 8-minute drive to the center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Lockleys have at least one car, with 40.1% owning two vehicles. About 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas but about the same as the South Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lockleys, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher than in most similar areas at 4.5%. Meanwhile, 11.7% of people work from home, which is a little above the state average but well below the national figure of 21.0%.
11.7% ▲ +196.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
Lockleys is among the best-served areas for transit, with 25 stops and 20 different routes. This high level of access is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure.
25
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.18
Higher than 74% 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).
1,786.9
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).
20
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,372
Higher than 70% 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).
115,246
Higher than 82% 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).
41
Lower than 79% 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 around is very efficient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 1 minute. This is much lower than most areas, complementing a very short 8-minute drive to the city.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Lockleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40775/lockleys/topic/transport