Lewiston - Two Wells · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Lewiston - Two Wells

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Only 1.2% of homes lack a motor vehicle in Lewiston - Two Wells, one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This high level of car ownership reflects a place where most people rely on driving, as public transport options are very limited.

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📍 Lewiston - Two Wells, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households have multiple cars, with 81.7% owning two or more vehicles. Very few homes have no car, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national averages.

1.2% ▼ -30.4%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 1.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Lewiston - Two Wells, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 74% of people as the driver. Working from home is much less common here than across Australia, and only 0.3% of residents use public transport to commute.

7.1% ▲ +62.7%

Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 7.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.3% ▼ -73.4%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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.

How people get to work

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In Lewiston - Two Wells, Car (driver) is the majority at 86%; Worked at home is next at 8%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is very scarce, with only two bus stops and two routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.

2

Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

0.31

Lower than 97% 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).

2.3

Lower than 98% 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).

6,505

Lower than 85% 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).

6,505

Lower than 90% 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 40 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is 31 minutes.

40

Higher than 89% 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.

31

Higher than 59% 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 Lewiston - Two Wells [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/402011027/lewiston-two-wells/topic/transport