3.8% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yorke Peninsula - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Yorke Peninsula - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Yorke Peninsula - North drives themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. This area is very car-dependent, with only 3.8% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least two vehicles, and 23.5% have three or more. The number of homes without any car has fallen slightly since 2011 to 3.8%, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Yorke Peninsula - North splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 15.9% of residents, which is well above the state figure of 9.6%. Conversely, public transport use is almost non-existent, with only 0.3% of people using it to get to work.
15.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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.
Public transport options are very limited, with only 7 bus routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and there are fewer stops per person than in most similar areas.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.35
Lower than 64% 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).
12.9
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).
7
Lower than 52% 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, with drive times of 118 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for areas at this level.
118
Higher than 92% 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 Yorke Peninsula - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405041127/yorke-peninsula-north/topic/transport