3.1% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tatiara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Tatiara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Tatiara, where only 3.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%, reflecting a region that relies heavily on personal transport to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 39.2% having two vehicles and another 29.7% owning three or more. The share of homes without a car has fallen slightly since 2011, reaching 3.1%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Tatiara, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.6% of people, while only 0.2% use public transport, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. About 12.4% of people work from home, a figure that is a little above the South Australian average.
12.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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 very limited, with only 15.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,317. While there are 9 routes and 24 stops, almost all services (96.2%) are buses.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.48
Lower than 62% 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).
15.1
Lower than 89% 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).
9
Higher than 57% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Tatiara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021157/tatiara/topic/transport