6.9% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Outback · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Outback
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero public transport stops mark the extreme gap between Outback and the rest of South Australia. While most residents rely on cars, nearly one in five people now work from home. This creates a unique transport landscape where traditional commuting is rare.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas. Most households own just one car (38.4%) or two (29.7%), though 14.5% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Outback, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 38%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and 4 or more (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 18.1%, a figure well above the South Australian average. While 28.1% of people drive to work, a surprising 26.1% walk, and 4.2% use public transport.
18.1% ▲ +91.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -51.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 non-existent here, with no routes or stops available. This puts the area far below the state average for transit access and departures.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021141/outback/topic/transport