5.8% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5550, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5550, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero percent of workers use public transport to get to work in postcode 5550. This reliance on private travel is a standout feature of the area, where the vast majority of people depend on their own cars to move around. Most homes have at least one vehicle, with about 34% owning two.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas. This figure has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011, while the typical household now owns one or two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5550, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (34%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 18%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
With no one using public transport to commute, 64.2% of workers drive themselves to work. Working from home is much less common here than in most areas, with only 10.1% of the workforce doing so.
10.1% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 is very limited, with only one stop and four routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure, 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.
1.04
Lower than 74% 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).
24.0
Lower than 68% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 65 minutes. This is higher than most areas.
65
Higher than 65% 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).
More for 5550, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5550, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5550/5550-sa/topic/transport