2.4% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5256, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5256, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no one uses public transport to get to work in postcode 5256, a figure that has fallen to 0.0% since 2011. The area is heavily reliant on cars, with very few homes lacking a vehicle and no public transport services available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a motor vehicle, at just 2.4%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households have one or two vehicles, though 24.7% of homes own three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5256, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person uses public transport for their commute, a result far below the national figure of 3.1%. While 11.4% of people work from home—a small rise since 2011—the vast majority of workers drive themselves to work.
11.4% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 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 no public transport stops or routes in the area, which is much lower than most other regions. This means there are zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, far below the state average.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 into the city takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 66 minutes.
66
Higher than 66% 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 5256, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5256, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5256/5256-sa/topic/transport