5320, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5320, SA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A vast majority of households in postcode 5320 rely on private cars, with far fewer people without vehicles than the state or national figures. This dependence is clear as the area is very remote, with a typical drive time of 115 minutes to the city.

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📍 5320, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian rate of 7.2%. Most households own one or two vehicles, while 9.5% have four or more.

3.8% ▼ -22.0%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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5320, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average of 3.1%. Very few people work from home at 7.8%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.

7.8% ▼ -30.5%

Lower than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 7.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 5320, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Walked is next at 13%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are 5.72 stops per 1,000 people—a little above the state average—the service is minimal. Weekly departures are far below the South Australian figure, and all services are by bus.

5.72

Higher than 73% 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).

11.4

Lower than 73% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The area is very isolated, as the typical drive time to the city is 115 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.

115

Higher than 86% 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 5320, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5320/5320-sa/topic/transport