2.6% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5462, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5462, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 5462 relies on a car to get around, as only 2.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is a defining part of daily life in this area, which is far more car-reliant than the rest of South Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 39.9% owning two vehicles and 14.5% owning three. The number of households without a vehicle has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5462, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, and the 7.5% who work from home is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Instead, the vast majority of workers rely on cars, with 61.7% driving themselves.
7.5% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 virtually non-existent here, with no routes or stops available. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the South Australian average.
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 journey, with a typical drive time of 87 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
87
Higher than 75% 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 5462, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5462/5462-sa/topic/transport