4.8% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kangaroo Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kangaroo Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Kangaroo Island relies on a private car to get around. With only 0.7% of workers using public transport, the island's layout makes personal vehicles essential for daily life and employment.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 38.2% having two and 14.2% having three. Only 4.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kangaroo Island splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, though 13.8% of people work from home, which is well above the state figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.7%.
13.8% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▲ +443.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
While there are 10.83 stops per 1,000 people—far above the South Australian average—these services are infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with most trips relying on buses and some on ferries.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.83
Higher than 88% 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).
244.8
Lower than 72% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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 Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011145/kangaroo-island/topic/transport