10.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Novar Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Novar Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A much higher share of homes have no motor vehicle in Novar Gardens compared to the state and national figures. This is a well-connected area where many residents can reach the city in just 11 minutes by car, supported by a high number of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is two vehicles per household, at 42.3%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Novar Gardens, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive themselves to work, but 13.5% work from home, a figure that is well above the South Australian average. Only 2.7% use public transport for their commute, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.5% ▲ +153.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -57.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 here, with 15 stops and 10 routes, placing it among the largest at this level. The area sees 1,624.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.98
Higher than 81% 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).
1,624.4
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).
10
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
26,480
Higher than 79% 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).
47,002
Higher than 63% 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).
55
Lower than 55% 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 easy, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the lowest at this level, taking just 11 minutes.
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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 Novar Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41055/novar-gardens/topic/transport