5.2% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5491, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5491, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A vast gap exists between the public transport options in postcode 5491 and the rest of the state. While most homes here own multiple cars, public transport is almost non-existent for those heading to work. This creates a heavy reliance on private vehicles for daily travel across the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 39.7% having two vehicles and 16% owning three. Only 5.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average and has risen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5491, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure. While 10.3% of people work from home, this is far below the Australian average of 21%.
10.3% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 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 very limited, with only one stop and four routes serving the area. This results in just 4.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.56
Lower than 80% 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).
4.5
Lower than 81% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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, as the typical walk takes 71 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for this type of area.
71
Higher than 93% 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 5491, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5491/5491-sa/topic/transport