8.3% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5520, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5520, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More homes in postcode 5520 have gone without a car since 2011, with 8.3% now lacking a vehicle. This area is heavily reliant on private transport, as not a single person uses public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure. Most households own one or two vehicles, though 6.5% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5520, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes using public transport, a figure well below both the state and national levels. While 13.0% of people work from home, this is well below the Australian average, though it is well above the South Australian figure.
13.0% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
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.
Public transport options are very limited, with only two routes and one stop. This means there are far fewer departures per 1,000 people than across South Australia, and all available services are buses.
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.
1.85
Lower than 67% 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).
44.4
Lower than 62% 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 around is a challenge, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 52 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also very long at 97 minutes.
52
Higher than 82% 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.
97
Higher than 79% 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 5520, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5520/5520-sa/topic/transport