5.6% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5605, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5605, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 66% of people in postcode 5605 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This area relies heavily on private vehicles, which is reflected in the very limited public transport options available to residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.4% owning two vehicles. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5605, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work (0.5%), which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%. Working from home is also far less common here than across Australia, at 9.5%.
9.5% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -53.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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, with only one route and one stop serving the area. This results in just 5.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.54
Lower than 80% 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).
5.4
Lower than 80% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 nearest transport stop is a challenge, as the typical walk takes 83 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for areas at this level.
83
Higher 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 5605, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5605/5605-sa/topic/transport