1.1% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Strathalbyn Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Strathalbyn Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Strathalbyn Surrounds relies on a car to get around, with only 1.1% of households owning no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is a core part of daily life in this rural area, where public transport is very limited and the drive to the city takes over an hour.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 77.6% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.1% of households have no car, a figure that is well below both the South Australian and national figures and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Strathalbyn Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 0.5% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas. Those working from home rose to 14.7% since 2011, a figure that is well above the South Australian average but well below the national one.
14.7% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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 sparse, with only 8 stops and 5 routes serving the area. This is far below the state average, with only 11.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the South Australian figure of 1,317.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.00
Lower than 89% 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).
11.5
Lower than 92% 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 into the city is a significant trip, with a typical drive time of 61 minutes, which is much higher than most similar areas.
61
Higher than 77% 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 Strathalbyn Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011147/strathalbyn-surrounds/topic/transport