5374, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5374, SA

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

Only 1.5% of homes in postcode 5374 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This highlights a heavy reliance on cars in a remote area where most households own two or more vehicles.

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📍 5374, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own multiple cars, with 35.5% having two and 14.7% owning four or more. This high level of car ownership is reflected in the fact that very few households are without a vehicle.

1.5% ▼ -75.5%

Lower than 78% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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5374, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (31%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

About 21.4% of people work from home, which is far above the South Australian figure. Conversely, no one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.

21.4% ▲ +14.7%

Higher than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 18.7%
  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 21.4%

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: 0.0%
  • 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 5374, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 68%; Worked at home is next at 24%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is very limited, with just 26.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure. All available services are buses, and there are only four stops in total.

2.68

Lower than 60% 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).

26.8

Lower than 67% 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 into the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 79 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

79

Higher than 72% 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 5374, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5374/5374-sa/topic/transport