5510, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5510, SA

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

Zero homes in postcode 5510 are without a motor vehicle, making it one of the most car-dependent areas in the region. Almost every single household owns at least one car to manage the long distances and lack of public transport. This total reliance on cars is reflected in the way people get to work and travel around the area.

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📍 5510, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every household here owns a car, which is well below the national figure of 7.4% for homes with no vehicle. Many residents have multiple cars, with 25% owning three vehicles and another 12.5% owning four or more.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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5510, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (32%) and 2 vehicles (27%), with 3 vehicles at 27%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Nobody uses public transport to get to work, and only 5.8% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Since 2011, the share of people working from home has fallen by 14 points.

5.8% ▼ -70.1%

Lower than 92% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.3%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In 5510, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 66%; Walked is next at 18%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 19.23 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the South Australian average. However, there are only two bus routes and two stops in total, and weekly departures are far below the state figure.

19.23

Higher than 97% 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).

230.8

Higher than 54% 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.

It takes 91 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas. Getting to a nearby transport stop is also difficult, with a typical walk taking 27 minutes.

27

Higher than 67% 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.

91

Higher than 77% 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 5510, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5510/5510-sa/topic/transport