4.5% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5558, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5558, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 5558 relies on a car, with only 4.5% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is clear, as the area is very remote with a typical 141-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least two cars, with 39.2% owning two and another 20% owning three or more. The number of homes without a vehicle has fallen slightly since 2011, and at 4.5%, it is a little below the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5558, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 0.5% of people use public transport, which is well below the state figure. Those working from home make up 8.3% of the workforce, a figure that is far below the national average but has risen since 2011.
8.3% ▲ +100.3%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 and consists entirely of buses. There are only 1.73 stops per 1,000 people and 12.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both of which are far below the state average.
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.
1.73
Lower than 68% 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).
12.7
Lower than 72% 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 around is dominated by long distances, with the drive time to the city being among the highest for similar areas at 141 minutes.
141
Higher than 92% 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 5558, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5558/5558-sa/topic/transport