4.7% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5521, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5521, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people work from home in postcode 5521 than across South Australia, with 21.7% doing so. This area is heavily reliant on private cars for travel, which is consistent with the long drive time to the city and a total lack of public transport use for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes own at least one car, and 34.4% of households have three or more vehicles. Only 4.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5521, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 35%, followed by 2 vehicles (23%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person in the area commutes using public transport, a figure well below the national average of 3.1%. This is mirrored by the 21.7% who work from home, which is far above the state average of 9.6%.
21.7% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 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.
While there are 6.8 public transport stops per 1,000 people—well above the state figure—the number of weekly departures is far below the South Australian average. 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.
6.80
Higher than 81% 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).
163.3
Higher than 50% 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 to the city is a major trip, taking typically 105 minutes. Access to transit is also difficult, with a walk to the nearest stop taking 36 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
36
Higher than 74% 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.
105
Higher than 83% 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 5521, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5521/5521-sa/topic/transport