4.1% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Torrens · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Torrens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop makes getting around Torrens easier than in most areas. While cars remain the primary choice for travel, the suburb has a strong public transport network that connects residents to the city quickly.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.5% owning two vehicles. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Torrens, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.8% of residents. Around 5.4% use public transport, which is among the highest rates for this area type and a little above the Australian average.
12.1% ▲ +287.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
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.
Torrens has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar areas. Weekly bus departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, though still a little below the ACT figure.
10
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.13
Higher than 74% 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).
1,193.5
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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,215
Higher than 74% 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).
52,506
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).
43
Lower than 76% 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 well connected, with a drive time to the city of just 13 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, and the walk to the nearest stop is similarly short at only 2 minutes.
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.
13
Lower than 91% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80126/torrens/topic/transport