7.0% ▼ -35.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Semaphore South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Semaphore South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now use public transport to get to work in Semaphore South than in most similar areas. While 61% of workers still drive, the area has a high number of transport stops relative to its size. This makes getting around easier for those without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. For those who do own cars, 40% of households have one vehicle and 35% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Semaphore South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 5.6%, which is among the highest for areas of this size and a little above the national figure. Working from home is less common here than in most areas, though the 13.2% rate is well above the South Australian figure.
13.2% ▲ +174.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
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.
With six stops and three routes, the area has far more public transport options than most similar places. However, the 71-minute trip to the city is much higher than most areas, and the number of weekly departures is well below the state figure.
6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.82
Higher than 81% 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).
873.9
Higher than 85% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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).
14,807
Lower than 55% 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).
71
Higher than 76% 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 one minute, which is much lower than most areas. This convenience is matched by a short 17-minute drive to the city, also much lower than in most similar places.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
17
Lower than 86% 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).
More for Semaphore South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Semaphore South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41331/semaphore-south/topic/transport