4.5% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moonta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Moonta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of workers in Moonta drive themselves to work, reflecting a town where private cars are the primary way to get around. Most homes own at least one vehicle, and very few people rely on public transport. This is common for a place where the drive to the city takes about 98 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Typical homes here have one or two cars, with 39.4% owning two vehicles. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Moonta splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 8% of people doing so—far below the 21% national figure. Public transport use for commuting is also very low at 0.5%, which has barely changed since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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, with only 9 stops and 4 bus routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, at just 12.7 compared to 1,317 in South Australia.
9
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.73
Lower than 82% 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).
12.7
Lower than 91% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 about 68 minutes. This is among the highest walking times for similar areas.
68
Higher than 98% 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.
98
Higher than 88% 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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041125/moonta/topic/transport