1.8% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Barossa - Angaston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Barossa - Angaston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport use separates Barossa - Angaston from the rest of the country, with only 0.4% of workers using it. Most people here rely on their own cars to get around, and very few homes are without a vehicle. This creates a landscape where driving is the primary way to connect with the surrounding region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, and only 1.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most families have multiple cars, with 39.4% owning two and 18.7% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Barossa - Angaston, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant choice for 66.8% of workers, while 12.5% work from home, a figure that is a little above the state average. Very few people use public transport to commute, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. While there are 17 different routes, there are only 22 stops across the area.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.39
Lower than 64% 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).
64.3
Lower than 83% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Reaching the city takes a long time, with a typical drive of 71 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also difficult, with an 87-minute walk being among the highest for areas of this type.
87
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.
71
Higher than 81% 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)).
- 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 Barossa - Angaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011110/barossa-angaston/topic/transport