5356, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5356, SA

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

Only 1.1% of households in postcode 5356 lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This reliance on cars is clear, as the vast majority of residents drive themselves to work and the area is a long 73-minute drive to the city.

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📍 5356, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are essential here, with 80.6% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Very few households have no car at all, though this has risen slightly since 2011.

1.1% ▲ —

Lower than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 1.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5356, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one here uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure. While 11.3% of people work from home, this is well below the Australian average.

11.3% ▲ +16.6%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.7%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 11.3%

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: 0.7%
  • 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 5356, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 82%; Worked at home is next at 13%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 7.51 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the South Australian figure. However, weekly departures are far below the state average and are limited entirely to bus services.

7.51

Higher than 86% 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).

92.6

Lower 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is dominated by private travel, especially as the drive time to the city is 73 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

73

Higher than 69% 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 5356, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5356/5356-sa/topic/transport