5220, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5220, SA

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

Zero people used public transport to get to work in postcode 5220, making a private car essential for daily life. This area is far from the city, with a typical drive time of 174 minutes. Most homes rely on multiple vehicles to get around.

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📍 5220, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly half of all homes have two vehicles, and 11.3% have three. While 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, this figure has risen since 2011.

4.8% ▲ —

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5220, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Getting to work is almost entirely done by car, with 74.2% of people driving. Only 4.5% work from home, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen since 2011.

4.5% ▼ -50.0%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 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 5220, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 88%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means there are zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure.

0.00

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).

0.0

Lower than 99% of postcode 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is a major trip, with a drive time of 174 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for areas at this level.

174

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.

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 5220, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5220/5220-sa/topic/transport