5485, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5485, SA

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

Nearly 38% of households in postcode 5485 own two motor vehicles, making cars the primary way people get around. This is a highly car-dependent area where very few homes get by without a vehicle. Most residents rely on private transport for their daily needs and work commutes.

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📍 5485, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Most households own multiple cars, with 30% having two and 18% having three.

1.3% ▼ -73.4%

Lower than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5485, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (18%).

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 state and national figures. While 11.2% of people work from home, this is well below the Australian average and is lower than it was in 2011.

11.2% ▼ -37.4%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 11.2%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 5485, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 14%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport access is very limited, with only one stop and two routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure, and all available services are buses.

1.50

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).

6.0

Lower than 79% 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.

Walking to the nearest transport stop takes a typical 73 minutes, which is among the highest times for any similar area.

73

Higher than 94% 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.

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 5485, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5485/5485-sa/topic/transport