5.1% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gawler East · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Gawler East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily life in Gawler East relies heavily on the car, though the area is surprisingly well served by local bus stops. Most households own at least one vehicle, and the typical trip to the city takes 38 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with 40% of households owning two vehicles. Only 5.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gawler East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, used by 72.2% of people. This is consistent with a low number of people working from home, which at 7.6% is far below the Australian figure.
7.6% ▲ +164.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -47.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
The area has 36 public transport stops and 15 routes, which are among the largest counts for this level. While there are 6.33 stops per 1,000 people—well above the South Australian figure—weekly departures are far below the state average.
36
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.33
Higher than 83% 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).
411.7
Higher than 77% 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).
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
21,662
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is very quick, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
38
Lower than 69% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Gawler East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40476/gawler-east/topic/transport