0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Whites Valley · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Whites Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single household in Whites Valley owns a car, which is a much higher rate than across South Australia or Australia. This heavy reliance on private vehicles is reflected in the way people get to work and move through the area. While there are some bus services, the typical resident depends on a car for their daily needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area is without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the state and national rates. Most households are well equipped, with 80% owning two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Whites Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 23.6% of workers doing so—far above the South Australian figure of 9.6%. Other workers rely almost entirely on cars, as 0% of the workforce uses public transport to get to their jobs.
23.6% ▲ +85.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 5 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than most similar areas. Despite having a high number of weekly bus departures per 1,000 people, no one in the area can reach other people within 45 minutes using transit.
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
15.97
Higher than 90% 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).
2,079.9
Higher than 92% 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.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is a challenge, with a 23-minute walk which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 55 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.
55
Lower than 59% 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 Whites Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41583/whites-valley/topic/transport