7.9% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Gambier - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Gambier - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 74% of workers in Mount Gambier - West drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. While most homes have one or two vehicles, very few people use public transport or work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 38.5% of homes have one vehicle and 34.3% have two. Around 7.9% of households do not own a motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mount Gambier - West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure well below the South Australian average of 4.1%. Those working from home make up 4.5% of the workforce, which is among the lowest at this level and far below the national figure of 21%.
4.5% —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 62 public transport stops and 7 routes, all of which are buses. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 217.6, which is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.28
Higher than 50% 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).
217.6
Lower than 74% 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 to the nearest public transport stop takes about 15 minutes on foot, which is much higher than most areas.
15
Higher than 75% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407021174/mount-gambier-west/topic/transport