14.8% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gawler West · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Gawler West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 15% of Gawler West homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its lack of car ownership compared to other similar suburbs. Most residents rely on cars or the local bus network to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.8% of homes here do not have a motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. For those who do own cars, 46% of households have just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gawler West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (25%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 67.3% of workers drive to work, only 5.5% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Around 3.3% of the workforce uses public transport, a rate that is about the same as the state and national figures.
5.5% ▲ +216.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Gawler West has 11 public transport stops and three routes, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the South Australian figure.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.28
Higher than 88% 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).
133.3
Higher than 72% 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).
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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 the city takes about 35 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also have a short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking only 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
35
Lower than 70% 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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40480/gawler-west/topic/transport