4.9% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ardrossan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ardrossan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car reliance remains the primary way people get around Ardrossan, as public transport use is almost non-existent. While most homes have at least one vehicle, very few people work from home compared to the national figure. The town is quite isolated, with a long drive and a significant walk to the nearest transport stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, though 4.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the South Australian and national figures, but higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ardrossan, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is almost entirely done by car, with 67.7% of workers driving. Only 6% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%, and no one uses public transport to commute.
6.0% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is limited to three bus routes and two stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, reflecting very low service levels.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.58
Higher than 64% 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).
15.8
Higher than 59% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality 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 to the city takes 94 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas. Residents also face a 29-minute walk to the nearest transport stop, a distance higher than most areas.
29
Higher than 66% 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.
94
Higher than 65% 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 Ardrossan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40039/ardrossan/topic/transport