9.4% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Renmark · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Renmark
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Renmark than across the rest of the country, with only 3.3% of the workforce doing so. This creates a strong reliance on cars for daily travel, as public transport use is very low. Most households have at least one vehicle to get around the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. This is an improvement from 2011, when 12.3% of households lacked a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Renmark, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71.5% of people as the driver and 7.3% as passengers. Very few people use public transport (0.9%) or work from home (3.3%), the latter of which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
3.3% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 limited to buses, but service is sparse. With only 11 stops and 21.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, access is far below the South Australian figure.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.34
Lower than 76% 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).
21.5
Lower than 86% 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.
Despite the low number of services, the typical time to walk to the nearest stop is only 2 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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).
More for Renmark
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Renmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/407031167/renmark/topic/transport