Elliston · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Elliston

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

More homes in Elliston (L) live without a car than in most similar areas, though this figure has fallen since 2011. While car use is the main way to get around, nearly 18% of people simply walk to their jobs.

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📍 Elliston, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Just 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most homes own at least one car, with 41% of households owning two.

5.2% ▼ -48.3%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Elliston, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one here uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national 3.1%. While 62.8% drive, the 5.8% who work from home is far below the Australian average of 21%.

5.8% ▼ -27.0%

Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Elliston, Car (driver) is the majority at 69%; Walked is next at 19%.

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 Elliston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422020/elliston/topic/transport