10.3% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Augusta · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Augusta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Port Augusta compared to the rest of the country. While only 2.1% of workers do so, the area has a high number of public transport stops relative to its population. This mix of low remote work and high transit access defines how people move around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 37.3% having one and 34% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Port Augusta splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A tiny 2.1% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most workers drive themselves, with 69.7% commuting as a car driver and only 1.6% using a bus.
2.1% ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Port Augusta has 11.21 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average of 4.96. However, weekly departures are far below the South Australian figure, and all services are provided by buses.
155
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.21
Higher than 99% 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).
445.4
Higher than 71% 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).
13
Higher than 61% of council (lga) 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 Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46090/port-augusta/topic/transport