2.7% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5401, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5401, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 68.4% of workers in postcode 5401 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. The area is almost entirely dependent on private vehicles due to a total lack of public transport options and a long drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 2.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5401, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (30%), with 3 vehicles at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. While 10.7% of people work from home, this is far below the Australian average of 21%.
10.7% ▲ +84.0%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is non-existent in this area, with zero routes and zero stops. This puts the region far below the state average of about five stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 is a significant trip, with a drive time of 66 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
66
Higher than 66% 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 5401, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5401/5401-sa/topic/transport