6.9% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Berri Barmera · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Berri Barmera
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 1,300 fewer weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people than the South Australian figure marks Berri Barmera as an area heavily reliant on cars. Most residents depend on their own vehicles to get around, as public transit options are very limited. Only 6.6% of workers operate from home, which is far below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 34.3% owning two vehicles. Only 6.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011 and is about the same as the state and national totals.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Berri Barmera splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (34%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.6% of people commuting as the driver. Very few people use public transport to commute (1.4%), a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
6.6% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▲ +145.2%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Public transport is sparse here, with only 13 stops and 10 routes, all of which are bus services. This results in only 1.24 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian average.
13
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.24
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
17.1
Lower than 64% of council (lga) 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).
10
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest public transport stop is a challenge for many, with a typical walk of 53 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
53
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Berri Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40520/berri-barmera/topic/transport