8.8% ▼ -41.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Royal Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Royal Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 14 minutes of driving time separates Royal Park from the city, making it far more accessible than most areas. While most residents rely on cars, there are more public transport stops here than in 85% of similar places, and a higher number of homes without cars than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes in Royal Park have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 7.4%. For those with cars, the split is nearly even between having one vehicle (38.7%) or two (37.1%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Royal Park splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 3.8% use public transport, though this is much higher than in most similar areas. Working from home is rare here, at just 6.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
6.2% ▲ +245.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Royal Park has 15 public transport stops and 9 routes, which are among the largest totals for this level of area. While there are 4.34 stops per 1,000 people, the number of weekly departures is far below the South Australian 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.
4.34
Higher than 75% 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).
766.0
Higher than 83% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,499
Higher than 53% 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).
39,205
Higher than 60% 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).
67
Higher than 69% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. This ease of access complements the very short 14-minute drive to the city.
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.
14
Lower than 90% 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 Royal Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41282/royal-park/topic/transport