8.7% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wayville · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Wayville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of workers in Wayville drive themselves to work, but the area is exceptionally well-connected by public transport. This is reflected in the high number of people who can reach others via transit and a very short 4-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure. Most households keep one or two cars, with 45.6% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wayville, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 10.8%, which is among the highest for its level and well above both the state and national figures. Working from home is more common here than in South Australia, though well below the Australian average at 15.1%.
15.1% ▲ +265.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.8% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
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.
Wayville has excellent transit options, with 6.24 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures that are far above the state figure. It is highly accessible, as the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is larger than about 85% of similar areas.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.24
Higher than 82% 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).
3,775.2
Higher than 99% 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).
29
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
35,852
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).
128,557
Higher than 85% 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).
26
Lower than 96% 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 convenient for travel, with a walk to the nearest stop that is shorter than most areas. A trip to the city by car typically takes only 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
4
Lower than 99% 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 Wayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41555/wayville/topic/transport