2.4% ▲ +119.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Urrbrae · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Urrbrae
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nineteen different public transport routes serve Urrbrae, making it one of the best-connected areas for its size. Most residents rely on cars, but the suburb is also very accessible, with a short 8-minute drive to the city. This creates a mix where high vehicle ownership sits alongside excellent transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 2.4% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and nearly half of all households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Urrbrae, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 21.6% of people doing so, which is far above the South Australian figure. While most residents drive, 3.5% use public transport to get to work, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
21.6% ▲ +236.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 plentiful, with 8.41 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average. Weekly departures are among the highest for this level, though all services are provided by buses.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.41
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).
2,186.0
Higher than 93% 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).
19
Higher than 86% 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).
54,139
Higher than 66% 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).
50
Lower than 64% 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 only 8 minutes. Pedestrians also have easy access to transport, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Urrbrae [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41497/urrbrae/topic/transport