5.6% ▼ -22.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Victor Harbor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Victor Harbor
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 64% of workers in Victor Harbor drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. This is a place where most homes own at least one vehicle and public transport is rarely used for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have one or two vehicles, and only 5.6% of homes have no motor vehicle. This figure is a little below the South Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Victor Harbor, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is rarely used for commuting, with only 0.2% of workers using it, which is well below the state figure. About 10.4% of people work from home, a rate that rose since 2011 but remains far below the national average.
10.4% ▲ +84.9%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -64.5%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 limited to buses, with only 7 routes and 42 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian average, and there are fewer stops per person than in most areas.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.65
Lower than 73% 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).
78.4
Lower than 82% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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 around is challenging for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 44 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 60-minute drive time to the city.
44
Higher than 91% 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.
60
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).
More for Victor Harbor
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Victor Harbor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407011148/victor-harbor/topic/transport