2.3% ▼ -59.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kingston On Murray · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kingston On Murray
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people own cars in Kingston On Murray than in most similar areas, with only 2.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on private transport is clear, as the typical resident depends on a car for daily travel. While there are several public transport stops available, very few people actually use them to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 38.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 20.2% owning three. This means far fewer homes are without a car compared to the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kingston On Murray, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 62.9% of people, while 11.3% work from home. No one in the area uses public transport for their commute, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%.
11.3% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
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.
The area has 6.41 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. However, these bus services are infrequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people falling far below the South Australian average.
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.
6.41
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).
147.4
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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest public transport stop can take up to 33 minutes on foot, which is a longer walk than in most similar areas.
33
Higher than 69% 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.
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 Kingston On Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40699/kingston-on-murray/topic/transport