5555, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5555, SA

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

Very few residents in postcode 5555 use public transport, making it one of the most car-dependent areas in the region. Almost every household owns a motor vehicle, which is essential for a place where the typical drive to the city takes 115 minutes.

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📍 5555, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian average of 7.2%. Most households are well-equipped, with 45.9% owning two vehicles and 12.2% owning four or more.

2.0% ▲ +26.8%

Lower than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5555, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Instead, 52.5% drive to work and 18.5% work from home, though the share of people working from home fell 4.3 points since 2011.

18.5% ▼ -19.0%

Higher than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 22.8%
  • 2016: 21.1%
  • 2021: 18.5%

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 5555, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 67%; Worked at home is next at 24%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is virtually non-existent in the area, with zero routes and stops available. This is far below the South Australian average of nearly five stops per 1,000 people.

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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.

Getting around is dominated by the car, partly because the drive time to the city is 115 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.

115

Higher than 86% 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 5555, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5555/5555-sa/topic/transport