4.5% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Goolwa - Port Elliot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Goolwa - Port Elliot
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen to 11.0% since 2011 in Goolwa - Port Elliot, though most people still rely on cars. This is an area where public transport is very limited, with only five bus routes serving the community.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 43.7% owning one and 35.9% owning two. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Goolwa - Port Elliot, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.8% of residents. Very few people use public transport for their commute (0.4%), a figure that is well below the South Australian average of 4.1%.
11.0% ▲ +80.8%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 access is far below the state average, with only 0.72 stops per 1,000 people. All available services are buses, and the number of weekly departures is much lower than in most other areas.
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.
0.72
Lower than 92% 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).
38.4
Lower than 85% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 trip for residents, with a typical drive time of 66 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
66
Higher than 79% 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 Goolwa - Port Elliot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011144/goolwa-port-elliot/topic/transport