3.9% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mallala · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mallala
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are using public transport in Mallala than they did in 2011, though cars remain the primary way to get around. This rural area is heavily reliant on private vehicles, with only 3.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 35.7% owning two and 16% owning four or more. Only 3.9% of homes have no vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mallala, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant choice for 64.3% of workers. While 4.1% now use public transport—up from 0.8% in 2011—those working from home make up 9.9% of the workforce, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
9.9% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▲ +389.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 very limited, with only two bus routes and four stops serving the area. This results in 4.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
4
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.20
Lower than 86% 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).
4.5
Lower than 97% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 82 minutes. It also takes 43 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than most areas.
82
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.
43
Higher than 70% 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).
More for Mallala
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mallala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011113/mallala/topic/transport