3.2% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
McLaren Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in McLaren Vale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in McLaren Vale get by without a car, as only 3.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reliance on private transport is clear in the daily routine, with the vast majority of workers driving themselves to employment.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.4% having two vehicles and 15.7% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In McLaren Vale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 12.8% of residents, which is well above the state figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.6%.
12.8% ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 to buses, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the South Australian figure. Only 7,344 people can reach a destination within 45 minutes using transit, which is smaller than about 88% of similar 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.
4.63
Higher than 55% 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).
561.8
Lower than 60% 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
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,344
Lower than 82% 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).
7,344
Lower than 88% 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.
Daily travel is slowed by a typical 38-minute drive to the city. Getting to a stop is also difficult, as the 15-minute walk to the nearest one is much higher than in most areas.
15
Higher than 75% 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.
38
Higher than 66% 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 McLaren Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403041083/mclaren-vale/topic/transport