5.1% ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5502, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5502, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport use has grown significantly in postcode 5502, with the number of people commuting by bus rising by nearly 6 percentage points since 2011. While most residents still rely on cars, the area is seeing a shift in how people move around and get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one motor vehicle, though the 5.1% of homes with no car is higher than in most similar areas. This figure has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5502, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 33%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The 6.7% of people who use public transport to get to work is well above the national figure of 3.1%. In contrast, those working from home are far fewer than the Australian average, at just 8.8%.
8.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▲ +808.9%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 options are very limited, with only one route and two stops available. This results in 2.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
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.
1.17
Lower than 73% 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).
2.3
Lower than 83% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 49 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this type.
49
Higher than 57% 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).
More for 5502, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5502, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5502/5502-sa/topic/transport