6.1% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Gambier - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Gambier - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Driving is the primary way to get around Mount Gambier - East, with 75.3% of workers commuting by car. While most homes have multiple vehicles, public transport is very rarely used for work and is far less frequent than in other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own several cars, with 38.3% having two and 13.9% having three. About 6.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mount Gambier - East splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, at 4.4%, which is far below the national figure and among the lowest for its level. Only 0.3% of people use public transport to get to work, a rate that is well below the South Australian average.
4.4% —
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
The area has 12 bus routes and 61 stops, yet weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure. This indicates that while infrastructure exists, services are much less frequent than the state average.
61
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.08
Lower than 54% 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).
191.6
Lower than 75% 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).
12
Higher than 71% 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 a transit point can be difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 12 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
12
Higher than 73% 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 Mount Gambier - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021173/mount-gambier-east/topic/transport