5.9% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5522, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5522, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 61% of workers in postcode 5522 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. Public transport is almost non-existent here, and the typical trip to the city takes a very long 123 minutes. This makes it one of the more isolated areas for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.7% owning one vehicle and 33.3% owning two. Only 5.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5522, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes using public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Additionally, 9.8% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%.
9.8% ▼ -26.6%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 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 is very limited, with only one bus route and one stop serving the area. This results in just 7.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the South Australian average of 1,317.
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.
0.66
Lower than 78% 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).
7.9
Lower than 77% 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.
Getting into the city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 123 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
123
Higher than 88% 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 5522, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5522/5522-sa/topic/transport