Redhill · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Redhill

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

Working from home has become a standout feature for Redhill, with 21.7% of the workforce doing so. This is far above the South Australian figure and highlights a shift toward more flexible work in this rural area. While car use remains the primary way to get around, remote work is now a common choice.

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📍 Redhill, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes in Redhill own at least one car, with 32.8% having one and 21.9% having two. Only 4.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the state and national figures.

4.7% ▲ +120.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Redhill, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 35%, followed by 2 vehicles (23%) and 3 vehicles (22%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one in Redhill uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the South Australian and Australian figures. Instead, 48.3% drive as the sole occupant and 21.7% work from home.

21.7% ▼ -21.6%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 27.6%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 21.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Redhill, Car (driver) is the majority at 63%; Worked at home is next at 28%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 6.8 public transport stops per 1,000 people, well above the state average. However, with only one stop and two bus routes, weekly departures are far below the South Australian figure.

6.80

Higher than 85% 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).

163.3

Higher than 72% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is challenging, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 36 minutes. This is higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also higher than usual at 105 minutes.

36

Higher than 71% 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.

105

Higher than 72% 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 Redhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41241/redhill/topic/transport