1.2% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murray Bridge Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Murray Bridge Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few changes have occurred in how people move around Murray Bridge Surrounds since 2011. The area remains heavily reliant on cars, with only 1.2% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, highlighting a strong dependence on private transport in this rural setting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with nearly 40% of homes having two vehicles and 16.7% owning four or more. Only 1.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Murray Bridge Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and 13.4% work from home, which is well above the South Australian figure of 9.6%. Only 0.8% use public transport, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
13.4% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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.
While the area has 14 bus routes and more stops per 1,000 people than most similar areas, service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.09
Higher than 61% 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).
81.5
Lower than 82% 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).
14
Higher than 76% 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.
Travel times are long in this region, with a typical drive time to the city of 58 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
58
Higher than 76% 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031166/murray-bridge-surrounds/topic/transport