4.4% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5453, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5453, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge gap in public transport access separates postcode 5453 from the rest of the state, where only 0.4% of workers use transit to get to work. This vast area relies almost entirely on private cars to get around, with a typical trip to the city taking 91 minutes. Most households here own multiple vehicles to manage the distance.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 66% of homes have two or more motor vehicles, and only 4.4% of households have no car at all. This is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5453, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.7% of people as the driver. Only 9.2% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%, while public transport use is very low at 0.4%.
9.2% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here, but access is limited. There are only 9.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average of 1,317.0.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.37
Lower than 71% 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).
9.8
Lower than 75% 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.
Travel times are significant in this area, with a drive time to the city of 91 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, and it typically takes 15 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.
15
Higher than 58% 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.
91
Higher than 77% 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 5453, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5453/5453-sa/topic/transport