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Transport & Vehicles in Peterborough

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

A growing number of households in Peterborough now get by without a car, with that figure rising 6.2 percentage points since 2011. This reflects a shift in how people move through the town, where 11.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. While most people still rely on cars, the town has a unique mix of transport habits compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Peterborough, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly 12% of Peterborough homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 46.5% of households.

Homes with no motor vehicle

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11.9% ▲ +108.7%

Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Peterborough, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (12%).

1 vehicle 46.5% 2 vehicles 27.8% No vehicle 11.9% 3 vehicles 11.3% 4 or more 4.2%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking to work is relatively common at 7.9%, while only 1.1% use public transport, which is much higher than in similar areas but well below the state average. Working from home rose to 6.6% by 2021, though this remains far below the national figure of 21%.

People working from home

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6.6% ▲ +65.0%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

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

Commuting by public transport

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1.1% ▼ -24.6%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

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 Peterborough, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Walked is next at 10%.

Car (driver) 59.5% Walked 7.9% Worked at home 6.6% Car (passenger) 4.2% Bus 1.1%

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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415035/peterborough/topic/transport