0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Beach · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Every single household in North Beach has at least one motor vehicle, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars for daily life. This is far below the state and national figures for homes without a vehicle, as the area has no local public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 45.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 17.9% having three or more. Not a single household in the area is without a motor vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Beach, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 68.1% being the driver. Only 6.2% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure and much lower than most similar areas.
6.2% ▲ +159.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▲ —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
There are no public transport routes or stops in the area. This means the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people is zero, which is far below the South Australian average.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is slow for those without a car, with a 45-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 104 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
45
Higher than 77% 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.
104
Higher than 71% 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)).
- 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 North Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41039/north-beach/topic/transport