7.4% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Royston Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Royston Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 60% of working residents in Royston Park drive to work, though the area is exceptionally well-connected. It sits in a prime spot for commuters, with a very short drive time to the city and high access to public transport routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 42.7% owning two. About 7.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Royston Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is less common here than in most areas, with only 12.3% of people doing so. This is well below the national figure, while 4.8% of residents use public transport to get to work.
12.3% ▲ +262.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
Public transport options are strong, with 10 routes and a high number of weekly departures. While there are 4 stops in the area, the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the South Australian figure.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.21
Higher than 70% 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).
1,304.2
Higher than 88% 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).
10
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,538
Higher than 75% 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).
68,096
Higher than 72% 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).
44
Lower than 75% 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 very fast, with a drive time of only 7 minutes. It is also very easy to access transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
7
Lower than 99% 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 Royston Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41283/royston-park/topic/transport