3.0% ▼ -45.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Goyder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Goyder
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport in Goyder, where a vast majority of households rely on their own cars to get around. Only 3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian and national averages. This heavy reliance on private cars is common for an area with such limited transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 62% of households having two or more vehicles. The proportion of homes without a car fell to 3% in 2021, which is much lower than the 7.4% national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Goyder splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 61.1% of residents, while only 0.2% use public transport. Working from home is more common here than in the state average, with 16.6% of the workforce doing so.
16.6% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 very limited, as there are no trains or trams and only six bus routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure, falling well short of the state's 1,317 departures.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.66
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).
23.0
Lower than 86% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is a significant journey for those in Goyder, with the drive time taking 197 minutes. This is among the highest travel times compared to similar areas.
197
Higher than 99% 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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021118/goyder/topic/transport