4.3% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5571, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5571, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of working residents in postcode 5571 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this rural area. With very few public transport options and a long trip to the city, most people here depend on their own vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes go without a car, with only 4.3% having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most households own one or two vehicles, and this pattern has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5571, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 15.5%, which is well above the South Australian figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work (0.6%), a trend that has remained steady since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +95.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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 very limited here, with only 4 stops and 3 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and all available services are buses.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.02
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).
12.1
Lower than 73% 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).
3
Lower 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 116 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
116
Higher than 87% 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 5571, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5571/5571-sa/topic/transport