2.5% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Loxton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Loxton Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people rely on public transport in Loxton Surrounds than in the rest of South Australia. Almost every home here owns a car, with only 2.5% of households lacking a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is linked to a very limited local transit network.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 41.2% of homes having two vehicles and 19% owning four or more. Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Loxton Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area commutes by public transport, a figure well below the national 3.1%. Instead, 63.1% of workers drive, while 15.3% work from home, which is well above the state average but well below the national figure.
15.3% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 six stops and four bus routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, sitting at 35.6 compared to South Australia's 1,317.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.44
Lower than 63% 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).
35.6
Lower than 85% 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).
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 Loxton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031163/loxton-surrounds/topic/transport