5723, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5723, SA

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

A huge gap in public transport access separates postcode 5723 from the rest of the state. While 10.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, there are no public transport stops or routes available in the area. This makes the region far more dependent on private cars than most other parts of Australia.

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📍 5723, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

More homes here live without a car than in most areas, with 10.6% having no motor vehicle. This is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%, though it has fallen slightly since 2011. Most homes have one or two vehicles.

10.6% ▼ -14.7%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5723, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 6.3%. While 51% of people drive to work, a surprisingly high 11.5% walk, and 4.3% use public transport, which is a little above the national figure.

6.3% ▲ +17.1%

Lower than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.4%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 6.3%

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

4.3% ▲ +130.1%

Higher than 85% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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 5723, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 64%; Walked is next at 14%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is nonexistent in this area, with zero stops, routes, or departures. This puts the region far below the South Australian average of about five stops per 1,000 people.

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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).

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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 5723, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5723/5723-sa/topic/transport