19.2% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Whyalla Stuart · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Whyalla Stuart
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly one in five homes in Whyalla Stuart have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. While car travel is the primary way to get around, the area has a high density of public transport stops. This makes it easier for many residents to access basic transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 19.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the South Australian and national figures. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is having just one vehicle, seen in 41.5% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Whyalla Stuart, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.3% as the driver. Working from home is very rare here at just 1.3%, which is far below the national figure and among the lowest for similar areas.
1.3% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 40 public transport stops and six bus routes, meaning it has more stops per person than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the South Australian average.
40
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.18
Higher than 82% 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).
390.7
Higher than 76% 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).
6
Higher than 86% 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 a transit stop is easier than in most other areas, with a typical walk of only 3 minutes to the nearest one.
3
Lower 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.
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 Whyalla Stuart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41590/whyalla-stuart/topic/transport