4.8% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Haven · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Haven
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 70% of workers in North Haven drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area has a few more households without a car than is typical for similar places. This car-dependency is mirrored by a very low number of people working from home compared to the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 41% of households have two motor vehicles, while 33% have just one. Only 4.8% of homes have no vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Haven, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 7.2% of the workforce doing so. Most people drive to work, and only 3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
7.2% ▲ +224.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
The area has 6 public transport stops and 3 routes, both of which are more than most similar places. However, the 75-minute trip to the city by transit is much higher than in most areas, and the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.07
Higher than 62% 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).
214.1
Higher than 73% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,800
Higher than 67% 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).
29,607
Higher than 56% 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).
75
Higher than 81% 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 to the city by car is quite fast, with a 24-minute drive time that is much lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 9 minutes, which is around the middle for this level.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
24
Lower than 79% 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).
More for North Haven
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in North Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41043/north-haven/topic/transport