1.3% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Barker Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Barker Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Mount Barker Surrounds than in most other areas. Almost every household owns at least one vehicle, and most have two or more, making the area heavily reliant on driving for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 1.3% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households have multiple cars, with 42.1% owning two and 21.1% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Barker Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way people get to work, as only 0.9% use public transport, a figure well below the state's 4.1%. Working from home has risen to 12.6% since 2011, which is well above the South Australian average of 9.6%.
12.6% ▲ +51.1%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 limited, with only 2.49 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average of 4.96. Weekly departures are also far below South Australian levels, and all available services are buses.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.49
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
26.8
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,825
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
6,825
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 84 minutes, among the highest for similar areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas at 53 minutes.
84
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
53
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Mount Barker Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401021008/mount-barker-surrounds/topic/transport