1.6% ▼ -56.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Myponga · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Myponga
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Myponga lack a car compared to the rest of the country, with only 1.6% of households without a vehicle. This reliance on private transport is a key feature of the area, where the vast majority of residents depend on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 42.6% owning two and 19% owning three. This explains why the share of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Myponga, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 66.7% of residents. While 13.3% work from home, which is well above the South Australian figure, it remains well below the national average.
13.3% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport is limited to a single bus route with two stops. While this is more than most similar areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the state 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.
2.59
Higher than 68% 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).
18.2
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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 52 minutes. However, reaching the nearest public transport stop is a challenge, with a walking time of 50 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
50
Higher than 79% 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.
52
Lower than 61% 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 Myponga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40997/myponga/topic/transport