2.3% ▼ -62.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Vincent · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Port Vincent
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people rely on public transport in Port Vincent, where almost every household owns a car. This car-dependent lifestyle is reinforced by a long 123-minute drive to the city and a lack of frequent transit services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with only 2.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the 7.4% national figure, and nearly 45% of households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Vincent, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (39%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single resident commutes by public transport, and while 13.5% work from home, this is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most workers drive themselves, making up 58.9% of the trip to work.
13.5% ▲ +168.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 bus services and is far below the state average for frequency, with only 15 weekly departures per 1,000 people. There are only two stops in the area.
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.
3.75
Higher than 72% 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).
15.0
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).
4
Higher than 82% 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 around on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 43 minutes. This is much higher than in most similar areas.
43
Higher than 75% 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.
123
Higher than 82% 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 Port Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41214/port-vincent/topic/transport