Port Lincoln · Urban Area

Transport & Vehicles in Port Lincoln

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Very few people work from home in Port Lincoln, with only 4.4% doing so compared to a much higher national figure. This highlights a local economy where most jobs require a physical presence. While car use is dominant, the area's vehicle ownership patterns align closely with state and national norms.

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📍 Port Lincoln, Urban Area

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 38% of Port Lincoln homes have two motor vehicles, and 7% have none. This lack of a vehicle is about the same as the state and national figures, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.

7.0% ▼ -13.4%

Higher than 71% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Port Lincoln splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 71.7% of people driving. Public transport use is very low at 0.5%, which is well below the South Australian average of 4.1%.

4.4% ▲ +31.6%

Lower than 83% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 3.4%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.5% ▼ -19.3%

Lower than 59% of urban area areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

How people get to work

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In Port Lincoln, Car (driver) is the majority at 84%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4005/port-lincoln/topic/transport