Angaston · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Angaston

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer people rely on public transport in Angaston than across South Australia. Private cars are the primary way of getting around, with 68.7% of workers driving themselves to work. This heavy reliance on vehicles is reflected in the fact that nearly 40% of homes own two cars.

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📍 Angaston, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes in Angaston own several cars, with 13.9% having three and 9.5% having four or more. Only 3.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

3.5% ▼ -41.8%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 3.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Angaston, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Nobody in Angaston commutes by public transport, a figure well below the South Australian average of 4.1%. While 12% of people work from home, this is well below the Australian figure of 21%.

12.0% ▲ +62.1%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Angaston, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 14%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 8 public transport routes and 5 stops, which is more than most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and all available services are buses.

2.27

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).

75.4

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

It takes about 60 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for its level. Access to transport is limited, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 38 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

38

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality 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.

60

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality 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 Angaston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40029/angaston/topic/transport