9.6% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Unincorporated SA · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Unincorporated SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer public transport options exist in Unincorporated SA than in most other areas. While many people here rely on cars or walk to work, a notable 16.2% work from home. This region struggles with very limited transit access, though it has a higher proportion of car-free homes than typical Australian areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 7.4%. The most common arrangement is a single vehicle, found in 36.2% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Unincorporated SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 36%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and 4 or more (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 16.2%, a figure well above the South Australian average of 9.6%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people using public transport to get to work fell to 4.2% since 2011, although this remains slightly above the national figure.
16.2% ▲ +61.4%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -49.1%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 very limited, with only one route and one stop serving the area. With just 1.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, access is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
1
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.33
Lower than 81% 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).
1.3
Lower than 83% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 Unincorporated SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA49399/unincorporated-sa/topic/transport