6.4% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Colton · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Colton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 1,900 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people put Colton well above the South Australian figure for transit access. Most residents rely on cars, but the area has a higher number of transport stops and routes than many similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.4% of homes in Colton have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and has fallen since 2011. The most common setup is two vehicles per home, while 35.4% of households have just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Colton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 11.7% since 2011, though this is still well below the national figure. While 63.5% of people drive to work, the 4.2% who use public transport is a little above the Australian average.
11.7% ▲ +280.1%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Colton is much better served than most areas, with 5.92 stops per 1,000 people and 33 different routes. This high level of access is almost entirely provided by buses, which make up 98.8% of the local network.
220
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.92
Higher than 77% 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).
1,898.5
Higher than 82% 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).
33
Higher than 65% 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 Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40007/colton/topic/transport