Adelaide’s commuter cyclists are concentrated in the inner
suburbs, particularly the south, an analysis by InDaily reveals.
Bike use is heaviest in the areas around Unley, Parkside, Goodwood and
Millswood in the inner south, and Norwood and St Peters in the inner east.
A leading cycling lobby-group says the data vindicates the pro-cycling
policies – particularly speed-limit reductions – of inner-suburbs councils.
Top areas: Goodwood-Millswood, Unley-Parkside, Norwood, St Peters-Marden
The data is drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ journey-to-work
dataset, from the 2011 census. It represents the number of people saying they
used a bike as their primary mode of transport to work.
The map plots this data, with colour shade representing bike use per head of
population. Darker greens mean more bike use; lighter shades mean lower use per
head of population.
The map uses the ABS’s statistical boundaries, which represent populations of
between 3000 and 25,000 residents.
The map clearly shows bike use is concentrated in the inner suburbs, with a
very dramatic fall-off in the middle and outer suburbs.
Bicycle SA CEO Christian Haag said that result was probably driven by riders
who worked in the city and lived in the inner suburbs.
“Predictably we see the ring councils as key sources of riders. It’s
generally accepted that these would be CBD workers or those commuting to other
ring-council commercial areas.”
Unley-Parkside records the highest rate of cycling-to-work per head of
population. Interestingly, its residents are also amongst the highest users of
public transport, predominantly buses and trams.
“Unley appears to be the largest ride source,” Haag said.
“Interestingly, the council has a strong culture of [cycling] encouragement
but also I would see the 40kmh zones throughout the council area as creating an
environment conducive to more people getting on their bike; proof yet again that
reduced speed limits works to mitigate those real and perceived barriers that
roads are unsafe.”
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