Reynella East · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Reynella East

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

More people use public transport to get to work in Reynella East than in most similar areas. While the area has a high number of bus stops and routes, the typical trip to the city remains long. Most residents rely on cars, with 68.9% of workers driving themselves to their jobs.

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📍 Reynella East, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 7.8% of homes in Reynella East have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the majority of households do own a car, with 40.2% having one and 33.2% having two.

7.8% ▲ +3.8%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.5%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Reynella East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is much less common here than in other areas, with only 7.7% of people doing so. This is far below the national figure of 21.0%.

7.7% ▲ +283.6%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 7.7%

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

3.1% ▼ -40.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.1%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 3.1%

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.

How people get to work

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In Reynella East, Car (driver) is the majority at 83%; Worked at home is next at 9%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 16 public transport stops and 11 routes, which is among the largest for this level. While there are far more stops per 1,000 people than the South Australian figure, the 81-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.

8.04

Higher than 86% 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).

896.0

Higher than 86% 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).

0

Lower than 99% 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).

20,497

Lower than 51% 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).

81

Higher than 90% 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, taking 22 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. It is also convenient to reach transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.

5

Lower than 68% 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.

22

Lower than 81% 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 Reynella East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41254/reynella-east/topic/transport