9.5% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Para Hills West · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Para Hills West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop makes public transport very accessible for those in Para Hills West. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a much higher number of public transport stops and services than the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households keep one or two cars, with 41.5% having a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Para Hills West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 5.2%. Most people drive themselves to work, though 4.1% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.2% ▲ +242.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 is well-served by 14 bus routes and 21 stops, with weekly departures well above the South Australian figure. This high level of service allows 28,970 people to be reached within 30 minutes by transit.
21
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.
6.37
Higher than 83% 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).
2,042.2
Higher than 92% 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).
14
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
28,970
Higher than 81% 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).
78,309
Higher than 74% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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 into the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 20 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very easy access to transit, with the nearest stop typically just a 2-minute walk away.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Para Hills West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41097/para-hills-west/topic/transport