7.4% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gawler - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gawler - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport stops than most similar areas define Gawler - South, though relying on them is uncommon. While the area has 134 stops and 24 routes, only 1.9% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the national figure. Most households own one or two cars, with 36.8% having one and 35% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Gawler - South splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here; only 6.7% do so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people commute by car, with 70.7% driving themselves to work.
6.7% ▲ +124.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -47.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
The area has 6.19 stops per 1,000 people, a figure a little above the state average. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure, at 463.5.
134
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.19
Higher 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).
463.5
Lower than 63% 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).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,662
Higher than 65% 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).
21,662
Lower than 69% 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 to the city takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 40 minutes. It also takes longer to reach a stop on foot, with a typical walk of 11 minutes.
11
Higher than 72% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402011026/gawler-south/topic/transport