6.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tranmere · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Tranmere
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in Tranmere than in the state or national average. This is a well-connected area where 37,090 people can be reached within 30 minutes by transit, making it one of the most accessible spots in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 6.1% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Tranmere splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 5.6% of workers use public transport, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. However, only 11.5% of people work from home, a figure that is well below the national average of 21.0%.
11.5% ▲ +175.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 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.
Public transport is largely based on 9 bus routes and 16 stops, which is more than 86% of similar areas. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas, though it remains a little below the state figure.
16
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.
3.87
Higher than 73% 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).
1,130.8
Higher than 87% 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).
37,090
Higher than 86% 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).
92,656
Higher than 77% 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).
51
Lower than 62% 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.
The area is very close to the city, with a drive time of only 10 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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 Tranmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41471/tranmere/topic/transport