0.3% ▼ -84.4%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5372, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5372, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 5372 has a car, with 99.7% of households owning at least one vehicle. This makes the area much more car-dependent than most other parts of the state. Most residents rely on private transport to get around due to the limited availability of public options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, and 40.9% of homes have two vehicles. Only 0.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5372, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers rely on cars, with 73.2% driving themselves to work. Very few people use public transport (0.2%) or work from home (6.0%), which is far below the national figure of 21%.
6.0% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -75.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 limited, with only six stops and three bus routes serving the area. There are 2.23 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian average.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.23
Lower than 63% 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).
18.6
Lower than 70% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 31 minutes. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking about 68 minutes.
31
Higher than 71% 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.
68
Higher than 67% 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 5372, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5372/5372-sa/topic/transport