8.8% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Adelaide · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Port Adelaide
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-thirds of workers in Port Adelaide drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most households rely on vehicles, the area has a higher number of car-free homes and more public transport stops than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 7.4%. This level of car-free living has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Port Adelaide splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher than most similar areas at 4.3%, though this is only a little above the Australian figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the 8% of people working from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
8.0% ▲ +275.6%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
With 5.84 stops per 1,000 people, Port Adelaide has much higher transit access than most similar areas. Most of this is provided by buses, which make up 79% of the public transport options.
211
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.84
Higher than 75% 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).
1,097.9
Higher than 54% 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).
25
Lower than 54% 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 Port Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40037/port-adelaide/topic/transport