6.5% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Millicent · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Millicent
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small increase in working from home has been a key shift in Millicent since 2011, though the town remains heavily reliant on cars. Very few people use public transport, which is consistent with the area's minimal transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 36.3% owning one and 33.8% owning two. Only 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the state and national totals and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Millicent splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.1% of people as the driver. Very few people work from home at 5.4%, which is far below the national figure, and 0.0% of workers use public transport.
5.4% ▲ +87.9%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 very limited, with only two bus routes and two stops. This results in just 2.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure.
2
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.38
Lower than 96% 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).
2.7
Lower than 98% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk takes 25 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
25
Higher than 83% 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.
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 Millicent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021152/millicent/topic/transport