2.7% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gawler - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gawler - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Gawler - North relies on a car to get around, with only 2.7% of households owning no vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is reflected in the commute, where over 72% of workers drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 38.7% owning two and 14.3% owning four or more. The proportion of households without a vehicle is well below both the South Australian figure of 7.2% and the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gawler - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.0% of people use public transport for their commute, a figure that is well below the state average and has fallen since 2011. Those working from home make up 7.2% of the workforce, which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
7.2% ▲ +94.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -56.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 options are limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the South Australian figure. While there are 11 bus routes, the area has fewer stops per person than most other areas.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.56
Lower than 61% 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).
195.4
Lower than 75% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,545
Lower than 73% 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).
9,545
Lower than 85% 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 53 minutes, which is among the highest for this type of area. The drive time to the city is 40 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
53
Higher than 93% 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.
40
Higher than 68% 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 Gawler - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402011025/gawler-north/topic/transport