5.3% ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5556, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5556, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 108-minute drive to the city makes car travel essential for daily life in postcode 5556. This remoteness is reflected in the high rate of vehicle ownership and a very small number of people using public transport for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.5% owning two and 9.8% owning three. Only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5556, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.6%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%. Working from home is also uncommon here, with 8.0% of people doing so—far below the national figure of 21.0%.
8.0% ▲ +80.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 limited to four bus routes, with only 14.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is far below the state figure of 1,317.0 and is consistent with the low number of stops available.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.03
Lower than 65% 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).
14.9
Lower than 71% 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.
Travel times are very long here, with the typical drive to the city taking 108 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
108
Higher than 84% 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 5556, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5556, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5556/5556-sa/topic/transport