9.5% ▲ +67.1%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gibson · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Gibson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 1,860 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Gibson a high-service area for commuters. This level of access is well above the South Australian figure, supporting a growing number of people who use buses and trains to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has risen since 2011. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, seen in 41.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gibson, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work has jumped to 6.1%, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas. While 11% of people now work from home, this is well below the Australian average of 21%.
11.0% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% ▲ +1126.2%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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.
Gibson has 60 different public transport routes and 190 stops. The number of stops per 1,000 people is about the same as the state average, with buses making up the vast majority of all services at 94.6%.
190
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.96
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,867.5
Higher than 81% of state electorate 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).
60
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Gibson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40018/gibson/topic/transport