1.4% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5371, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5371, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in postcode 5371 go without a car, with only 1.4% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This makes it one of the most car-dependent areas in the region. Most residents rely on their own transport to get around, as public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, and the typical home owns multiple vehicles; 28.3% of households have four or more. This level of ownership is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2% for homes without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5371, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (32%) and 4 or more (29%), with 3 vehicles at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 72.3% of people. Only 0.4% use public transport, which is well below the state average, while the 8.2% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
8.2% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -68.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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.
Public transport is very scarce, with only two routes and two stops serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian average of 1,317.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.50
Lower than 70% 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).
15.0
Lower than 71% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 city takes about 41 minutes by car. However, walking to the nearest transport stop takes 78 minutes, which is among the highest times for any area at this level.
78
Higher than 97% 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.
41
Higher than 51% 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 5371, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5371/5371-sa/topic/transport