4.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Barmera · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Barmera
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 73% of workers in Barmera drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars for daily travel. This is a place where private vehicles are essential, as public transport options are very limited compared to both the state and the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 36% having two and 18% having three. Only 4.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Barmera, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.8%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%. Working from home is also much lower than most areas at 8.1%, far below the 21% national average.
8.1% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▲ +62.1%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 options are very scarce, with only 7 stops and 4 routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and all available services are buses.
7
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.09
Lower than 88% 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).
12.8
Lower than 91% 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).
4
Lower 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 stop is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 53 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for areas of this level.
53
Higher than 93% 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 Barmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031159/barmera/topic/transport