3.8% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lower North · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Lower North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.8% of homes lack a motor vehicle in Lower North, making car ownership almost essential for daily life. Most households own two or more vehicles, reflecting the area's vast size and limited public transport options. This reliance on driving is clear, as the typical trip to the city takes 88 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 37.4% of homes owning two vehicles and 11.1% having four or more. The share of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lower North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%, which is among the lowest for its level. Most people drive, while 12.6% work from home—a figure well above the South Australian average but well below the national one.
12.6% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
Public transport is scarce, with only 2.73 stops per 1,000 people and 22 routes, both of which are far below state levels. All available services are buses, with weekly departures per person being much lower than most areas.
62
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.73
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
17.6
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
22
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is dominated by long distances, with the drive time to the city being much higher than most areas at 88 minutes.
88
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Lower North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40502/lower-north/topic/transport