5.5% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Loxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Loxton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is the main trend in Loxton, where the share of households with no motor vehicle fell to 5.5% since 2011. This highlights a heavy reliance on private transport in a region where public options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 40.5% owning two and 14.3% owning three. Only 5.5% of households have no vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Loxton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the dominant way to get to work, used by 73.1% of drivers. Only 0.4% of people use public transport and 5.3% work from home, both of which are far below the national figures.
5.3% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▲ +78.2%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 5 stops across the area. This results in just 6.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
5
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.90
Lower than 90% 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).
6.8
Lower than 95% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop is a challenge in Loxton, as the typical time takes 50 minutes. This is among the highest times for this kind of area.
50
Higher than 92% 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 Loxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031162/loxton/topic/transport