22.0% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Adelaide than in the rest of the state, with 22% of homes having no motor vehicle. This gap reflects a city centre designed for accessibility, where residents rely heavily on a dense network of public transport and walking to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22% of Adelaide homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.2% seen across South Australia. This trend has barely changed since 2011, with most remaining homes owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Adelaide, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 8.6%, while 14.3% of workers simply walk. Those working from home rose to 12.5% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21%.
12.5% ▲ +200.5%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-connected, with 387 stops and 250 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state average, with buses making up the vast majority of available services.
387
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.67
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
7,651.7
Higher than 99% of state electorate 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).
250
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40001/adelaide/topic/transport