6.4% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5600, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5600, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in postcode 5600 compared to the rest of the country, with only 2.5% doing so. While the area is heavily reliant on cars, it has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops for its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This figure is much higher than most similar areas, despite falling slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5600, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the main way to get to work, with 68.6% of people driving. Very few residents use public transport for their commute (1.8%), and working from home is far less common here than across Australia.
2.5% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Postcode 5600 has 14.8 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the South Australian figure. All services are buses, and while there are many stops, the number of weekly departures is lower than the state average.
91
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.80
Higher than 93% 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).
986.0
Higher 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).
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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop is very easy here, with a typical walk time of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower 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.
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 5600, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5600/5600-sa/topic/transport