1.4% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5501, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5501, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.4% of households in postcode 5501 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian average. This heavy reliance on cars is a defining feature of the area's transport landscape, where almost every home owns at least one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 38.5% owning two and 21.9% owning three. The proportion of households without a car fell to 1.4% in 2021, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5501, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 72.4% of residents. Very few people use public transport (0.4%), and the 7.8% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
7.8% ▲ +63.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with only two routes and four stops in total. There are just 3.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian average.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.49
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).
3.2
Lower than 82% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 45 minutes. Getting to a transit stop is difficult for many, as the 42-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most other areas.
42
Higher than 77% 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.
45
Higher than 54% 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 5501, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5501/5501-sa/topic/transport