5236, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5236, SA

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

Zero homes without a car were recorded in postcode 5236 at the last census, as car ownership has grown since 2011. This is a region where driving is essential, with every single household owning at least one motor vehicle.

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📍 5236, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home has multiple cars, with 42% owning two and 15.2% owning four or more. This level of ownership is well below the state and national figures for homes without a vehicle, which both sit around 7%.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5236, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 71.2% of residents. While 15.3% of people work from home—a figure well above the South Australian average—no one in the area uses public transport to commute.

15.3% ▲ +14.9%

Lower than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 15.3%

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 5236, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport stops or routes serving the area. This lack of access is far below the South Australian average of about five stops per 1,000 people.

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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).

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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.

Reaching the city is a significant trip for locals, with a typical drive time of 61 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

61

Higher than 63% 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 5236, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5236/5236-sa/topic/transport