11.4% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Adelaide River · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More homes in Adelaide River (L) lack a car than in most similar areas. While 11.4% of households have no motor vehicle, the vast majority of residents rely on cars or walking to get around the region.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The proportion of homes without a car rose to 11.4% since 2011, a figure well above the national average. Most households here have either one or two vehicles, with 39.2% owning just one.
11.4% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Adelaide River, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (11%).
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, and only 5.6% work from home, which is far below the national figure. Instead, driving and walking are equally common, with 29.2% of workers doing each.
5.6% ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Adelaide River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722001/adelaide-river/topic/transport