3.1% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5261, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5261, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 47% of workers in postcode 5261 drive to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this rural area. Private vehicles are essential here, with very few homes lacking a car and a huge gap in work-from-home rates compared to the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with about 24% owning four or more. Only 3.1% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well below both the South Australian and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5261, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 33%, followed by 4 or more (24%) and 1 vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 31.1%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. In contrast, no one uses public transport to get to work, a result that has remained unchanged since 2011.
31.1% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 31.1%
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.
While there are 10 public transport stops and 4 routes, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the South Australian average. All available services are buses.
10
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
29.85
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).
209.0
Higher than 53% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 38 minutes, which is much longer than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most places at 80 minutes.
38
Higher than 75% 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.
80
Higher than 72% 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 5261, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5261/5261-sa/topic/transport