7.8% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5290, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5290, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households are without a car in postcode 5290 than they were in 2011, though 7.8% still live without one. This is a car-dependent area where nearly 75% of workers drive themselves to work and very few people work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 38.9% having one and 35.5% having two. The proportion of households without a vehicle is 7.8%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5290, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of workers use public transport to get to work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%. Working from home is also rare here; at 3.6%, it is among the lowest for this level and far below the national figure.
3.6% ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 122 public transport stops and 12 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 235, which is far below the state figure of 1,317.
122
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.77
Higher than 62% 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).
235.0
Higher than 55% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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 to the nearest transport stop is quick, with a typical walk time of just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
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 5290, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5290/5290-sa/topic/transport