5642, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5642, SA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Zero public transport options define the commute for residents in postcode 5642. This area relies heavily on private cars and remote work, with nearly 29% of the workforce operating from home. It is a highly car-dependent region where public transit is completely absent.

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📍 5642, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have multiple cars, with 33.7% owning four or more vehicles. However, the number of households without any motor vehicle has risen since 2011 to 5.8%, which is a little below the South Australian figure.

5.8% ▲ —

Higher than 69% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5642, SA, the largest group is 4 or more at 34%, followed by 2 vehicles (25%) and 1 vehicle (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 28.6% of people doing so. Because there is no public transport used for commuting, the remaining workforce mostly drives or walks to work.

28.6% ▼ -35.3%

Higher than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 44.1%
  • 2016: 35.7%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 5642, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 51%; Worked at home is next at 33%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is non-existent in this area, with zero stops, routes, or departures. This lack of access is far below the South Australian average and is much lower than most other similar areas.

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5642, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5642/5642-sa/topic/transport