4.6% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nuriootpa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Nuriootpa
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport in Nuriootpa, with 70.3% of workers relying on a car to get to their jobs. This is a place where private vehicles are essential for daily life, as most homes own at least one car and the drive to the city takes 49 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have at least one car, and 35.9% own two. Only 4.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Nuriootpa splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 7.3%. Public transport use for commuting is also very low at 0.3%, which is well below the state figure of 4.1%.
7.3% ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Nuriootpa has a very low number of weekly transport departures per 1,000 people compared to the state. While there are 16 bus routes, the area has only 14 stops, leaving it far below the state average for access.
14
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.96
Lower than 80% 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).
61.5
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).
16
Higher than 80% 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.
The drive to the city is longer than in most areas, taking about 49 minutes. However, getting to the nearest stop is relatively easy, with a walking time of 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
49
Higher than 73% 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 Nuriootpa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Nuriootpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405011114/nuriootpa/topic/transport