1.0% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5291, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5291, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 5291 has a car, with only 1.0% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private transport is a defining feature of the area. Public transport is nearly nonexistent, leaving residents with very few alternatives for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, as 82.5% of homes have two or more vehicles. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that the share of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5291, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 70.7% of people as the main driver. Only 0.1% use public transport, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%, while 10.2% of the workforce works from home.
10.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -80.1%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 options are extremely limited, with just one bus route and one stop serving the area. This results in only 0.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the state average.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.10
Lower than 85% 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).
0.5
Lower than 85% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5291, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5291/5291-sa/topic/transport