2.5% ▼ -50.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Virginia · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Virginia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.5% of households in Virginia have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian and national figures. This heavy reliance on cars defines the local transport landscape, where the vast majority of residents depend on their own wheels to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes are well-equipped for travel, with 43.3% owning two vehicles and 20.2% owning three. Very few households lack a car compared to the rest of the state.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Virginia, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant choice for workers, with 71.1% commuting as a driver. Only 0.4% use public transport, and the 9.7% who work from home is far below the national figure.
9.7% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -52.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
While Virginia has 15 public transport stops—more than 85% of similar areas—the service is limited. It relies entirely on buses, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.44
Higher than 79% 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).
168.5
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).
4
Higher than 82% 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.
The area is a relatively quick 26-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most similar areas. However, getting to a transit stop on foot takes longer than usual, with a typical walk of 23 minutes.
23
Higher than 61% 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.
26
Lower than 78% 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 Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41507/virginia/topic/transport