1.9% ▼ -77.0%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5279, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5279, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 5279 relies on a car to get around, with only 1.9% of households living without a motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on private transport is linked to a complete lack of public transport services in the area. It is a place where the car is the primary tool for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Owning a car is nearly universal here, with 41.3% of homes having two vehicles and 14.6% owning four or more. The share of homes without a vehicle has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 8.5% to 1.9%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5279, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below both the state and national averages. Instead, 66% of workers drive, while 15.3% work from home—a figure that has risen by 15 percentage points since 2011.
15.3% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is entirely absent in this area, with zero stops and routes available. This means access to services and departures per person is far below the South Australian 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).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5279, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5279/5279-sa/topic/transport