10.3% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5540, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5540, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is the main change in postcode 5540 since 2011. While 10.3% of households still lack a motor vehicle—which is much higher than most areas—this is a drop of 2.4 percentage points over the decade. Most residents now rely heavily on cars to get around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 38% of homes have one vehicle and 32% have two. The proportion of households with no car is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5540, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 38%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work by public transport is very rare at 0.4%, and only 2.7% of people work from home. This is far below the national figure of 21%.
2.7% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
There are 106 public transport stops and 11 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the 279 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,317.
106
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.95
Higher than 82% 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).
279.0
Higher than 57% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 walk to the nearest stop takes 71 minutes, which is among the highest times for this level of area.
71
Higher than 93% 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.
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 5540, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5540, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5540/5540-sa/topic/transport