1.6% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5451, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5451, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 5451 relies on a car to get around, with only 1.6% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is clear across the area, where public transport is barely used and the drive to the city takes a long 75 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 45.7% of homes have two vehicles and very few have none. The proportion of carless homes is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5451, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Instead, 62.7% drive as the main driver, while 14.4% work from home, a figure that is well above the state average.
14.4% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 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 options are very limited, with just one stop and five routes serving the area. This results in only 17.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.42
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).
17.1
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).
5
Higher 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.
Reaching public transport is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 19 minutes, which is higher than most areas. Long distances are also evident in the 75-minute drive time to the city.
19
Higher than 61% 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.
75
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 5451, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5451/5451-sa/topic/transport