4.6% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Torrens Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Torrens Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Thirteen different public transport routes serve Torrens Park, making it one of the best-connected areas for its size. This high level of access is reflected in the short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. Most residents still rely on cars, but the area's proximity to the city and transit options provide strong alternatives.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 42% owning two vehicles. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Torrens Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the most common way to get to work for 57.5% of residents. Around 15.2% work from home, a figure well above the South Australian average but well below the national one.
15.2% ▲ +153.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
Public transport access is very high here, with 7.82 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures well above the state figure. Bus services are the primary mode, accounting for 86.7% of the network.
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.82
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).
1,647.9
Higher than 90% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,506
Higher than 70% 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).
76,675
Higher than 74% 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 quick, with a drive time of just 9 minutes. This efficiency is mirrored in public transport, where the travel time to the city is lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Torrens Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41464/torrens-park/topic/transport