4.6% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5221, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5221, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in postcode 5221 than in 2011, with that figure rising by 7.5 points to reach 14.8%. This shift happens in an area where cars are essential and the trip to the city takes a very long time, typically 156 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one motor vehicle, with 42.4% having two. Only 4.6% of households have no vehicle, which is a little below the figures for South Australia and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5221, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person here commutes by public transport, a figure well below the national average. Instead, 59.1% of workers drive themselves to work, while 14.8% work from home, which is well above the South Australian figure.
14.8% ▲ +102.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 42.3 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. All services are buses, with 1,142 weekly departures per 1,000 people, though this is a little below the South Australian figure.
14
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
42.30
Higher 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).
1,142.0
Higher than 76% 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).
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is challenging for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 23 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest at this level.
23
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
156
Higher than 95% 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).
More for 5221, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5221, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5221/5221-sa/topic/transport