5452, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5452, SA

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

Almost every single home in postcode 5452 owns a motor vehicle, a rate far higher than the national average. This heavy reliance on cars makes sense given the long distances to the city and the limited public transport options available.

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📍 5452, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is universal here, with 0.0% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households own multiple cars, with 38.5% having two and 23.6% having three.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5452, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 1 vehicle (22%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 63.9% of people. While 10.7% of residents work from home, this is far below the national figure of 21.0%.

10.7% ▼ -2.5%

Lower than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 13.8%
  • 2021: 10.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.2% ▲ —

Higher than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In 5452, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is limited to five bus routes and just two stops. With only 26.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service levels are far below the South Australian average of 1,317.

4.42

Higher than 58% 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).

26.5

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 around is challenging for those without a car, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 23 minutes. This is higher than most areas, as is the 83-minute drive time to the city.

23

Higher than 64% 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.

83

Higher than 74% 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 5452, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5452/5452-sa/topic/transport