Paralowie · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Paralowie

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A short three-minute walk to the nearest stop makes daily travel convenient for many in Paralowie. While most residents rely on cars, the area provides strong public transport access with 11 different routes serving the community.

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📍 Paralowie, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, and nearly 40% have two. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.

4.5% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Paralowie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 75.1% of residents. Very few people work from home at 3.9%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.

3.9% ▲ +318.2%

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.9%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 3.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.9% ▼ -22.8%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Paralowie, Car (driver) is the majority at 86%; Car (passenger) is next at 6%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has a high number of public transport stops and routes, and 1.9% of workers use transit, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the 77-minute trip to the city is much higher than most other areas.

3.88

Higher than 73% 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).

788.1

Higher than 84% 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).

17,816

Higher than 72% 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).

54,877

Higher than 67% 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).

77

Higher than 84% 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 takes 20 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. This quick road access complements the short walk to the nearest transit 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.

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 Paralowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41105/paralowie/topic/transport