1.4% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woodforde · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Woodforde
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Woodforde have two motor vehicles, making cars the primary way people get around. While most residents rely on driving, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport options compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here get by without a car, with only 1.4% having no vehicle. This is well below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woodforde, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, but 6.4% use public transport, which is well above the national figure. About 13.1% work from home, a rate that is well above the state average but well below the national one.
13.1% ▲ +204.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
Woodforde has a high number of bus stops and routes for its size, with weekly departures well above the South Australian average. Despite these stops, no other people are reachable within 45 minutes using transit.
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.88
Higher than 77% 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).
1,699.2
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).
3
Higher than 79% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive to the city is relatively short at 23 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, it takes much longer than usual to reach the nearest stop on foot, with a typical walk of 33 minutes.
33
Higher than 69% 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.
23
Lower than 80% 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 Woodforde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41638/woodforde/topic/transport