5.3% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wallaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wallaroo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A drive time of 108 minutes to the city is among the highest for similar areas, making Wallaroo quite remote. This distance reflects a heavy reliance on private cars for daily life and work, as public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and the proportion of households without a vehicle has fallen to 5.3%. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wallaroo splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.6%, which is well below the state figure of 4.1%. Working from home is also much lower than in most areas, at 8.0%, though this has risen since 2011.
8.0% ▲ +80.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▲ —
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 sparse, with only 9 stops and 4 bus routes. There are only 2.03 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure of 4.96.
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.
2.03
Lower than 79% 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).
14.9
Lower than 89% 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 is dominated by private travel, as the journey to the city takes 108 minutes and is among the longest for areas at this level.
108
Higher than 90% 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 Wallaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041126/wallaroo/topic/transport