7.0% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Lincoln · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Lincoln
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far cry from the state average, Port Lincoln sees only 10.1 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people. This heavy reliance on private cars means most residents drive to work, and very few have the option to work from home. It is a place where the car is essential for almost every single journey.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 38.5% having two vehicles. Only 7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Port Lincoln splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is very high, with 71.7% of workers driving themselves to work. Only 0.5% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas, and just 4.4% work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
4.4% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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 3 bus routes and 22 stops serving the area. This results in just 1.35 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure of 4.96.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.35
Lower than 85% 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).
10.1
Lower than 93% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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 a transit point is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 21 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
21
Higher than 80% 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.
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 Port Lincoln
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011133/port-lincoln/topic/transport