4.4% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5412, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5412, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer households in postcode 5412 go without a car now than they did in 2011. Most people rely on their own vehicles to get around, which is expected given the long travel times to the city and the fact that only 0.9% of workers use public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 4.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. The most common setup is two vehicles per home, seen in 39% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5412, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to work for 64% of people. While working from home rose to 11.6% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure of 21%.
11.6% ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 to bus services, with 3.36 stops per 1,000 people. This is well below the South Australian average, and the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.36
Lower than 53% 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).
30.2
Lower than 66% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 is challenging for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 25 minutes. The drive time to the city is 76 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
25
Higher than 66% 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.
76
Higher than 70% 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 5412, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5412/5412-sa/topic/transport