0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Pines · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Pines
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in The Pines has a car, making it more vehicle-reliant than most similar areas. While public transport stops are relatively common for the area's size, the service is sparse and rarely used for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
No home in the area is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian and national figures. Most households own one or two cars, with 38.2% having one and 36.4% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →The Pines splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (46%) and 2 vehicles (43%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person commutes using public transport, which is well below the state and national averages. Instead, 63.2% drive to work, while 18.4% work from home, a figure well above the South Australian average.
18.4% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 14.81 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the South Australian average. However, the actual service is very limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people sitting far below the state figure.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.81
Higher than 90% 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).
14.8
Higher than 59% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop is a challenge, as it takes a typical resident 55 minutes to walk there. This is much higher than most other areas.
55
Higher than 82% 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.
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 The Pines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41441/the-pines/topic/transport