9.1% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Noarlunga Downs · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Noarlunga Downs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Noarlunga Downs compared to the rest of the country, where only 5.8% do so. This is a well-connected area with an abundance of public transport options, though most residents still rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own either one or two vehicles, with 39.2% and 35.4% respectively.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Noarlunga Downs splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with 67.3% as the driver. Only 2.8% use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 4.1%.
5.8% ▲ +169.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -40.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 8.43 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 4.96. The area is served by 11 routes and 34 stops, all of which are bus services.
34
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.43
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).
1,400.1
Higher than 88% 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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,475
Higher than 58% 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).
17,293
Lower than 53% 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.
Getting to the city is quicker than in most similar areas, with a typical drive time of 26 minutes. Residents also have very easy access to transit, with only a 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
26
Lower than 78% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Noarlunga Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41035/noarlunga-downs/topic/transport