0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5490, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5490, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single home in postcode 5490 has a motor vehicle, making it an area where car ownership is much higher than most. While public transport use is non-existent, nearly 30% of people work from home, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area lacks a motor vehicle, a result that is well below the South Australian and national figures. Most households own multiple cars, with 33.9% having two and another 15.3% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5490, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 29.4%, which is far above the state average of 9.6%. This helps explain why no one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average.
29.4% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.4%
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.
While there are 11.7 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—the service is limited. Weekly departures are far below the South Australian figure, and the only available mode is the bus.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.70
Higher than 90% 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).
23.4
Lower than 68% 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).
2
Lower 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.
Getting to a transit stop is difficult for locals, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 45 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
45
Higher than 79% 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 5490, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5490/5490-sa/topic/transport