5552, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5552, SA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Zero homes without a car defines the daily experience in postcode 5552, where private vehicles are essential for getting around. This total reliance on cars is reflected in the fact that nearly half of the workforce drives to work, while those who don't work from home rarely use public transport.

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📍 5552, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian average of 7.2%. Most households are heavily equipped, with 84.7% owning two or more vehicles.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5552, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common for 22.7% of residents, which is far above the state figure of 9.6%. No one uses public transport to get to work, a result that is well below the national average of 3.1%.

22.7% ▲ +104.3%

Higher than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 22.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In 5552, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 56%; Worked at home is next at 26%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While the area has 11.4 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—these services are infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure, with only buses available.

11.40

Higher than 89% 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).

85.5

Lower than 55% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Living here involves long travel times, with a typical 87-minute drive to the city. Getting to the nearest transport stop is also difficult, with a walking time of 83 minutes, among the highest for similar areas.

83

Higher than 99% 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.

87

Higher than 75% 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 5552, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5552/5552-sa/topic/transport