7.7% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murray Bridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Murray Bridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport use defines Murray Bridge, where only 0.3% of workers use it to get to their jobs. The area relies heavily on private cars, and very few people work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Murray Bridge have at least one car, with 33.4% owning two and 12.7% owning three. The share of households with no motor vehicle is 7.7%, which is about the same as the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Murray Bridge splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is high, as 71.2% of people drive themselves to work. This is reflected in the very low number of people working from home, at just 4.6%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
4.6% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 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.
While there are 30 public transport routes, service is sparse with only 62.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.58
Lower than 74% 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).
62.2
Lower than 83% 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).
30
Higher than 86% 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.
It takes a typical resident 48 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most areas. However, walking to the nearest transport stop is quicker here than in many other places, taking about 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
48
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031165/murray-bridge/topic/transport