11.0% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5008, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5008, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short eight-minute drive to the city makes postcode 5008 a highly connected area for daily travel. It stands out for its accessibility, with a much higher proportion of homes without a car than the national figure, though this has fallen over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households rely on one or two cars, while 5.3% of homes own four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5008, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with No vehicle at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 6.7%, though this is down from 9.2% in 2011. Conversely, working from home is far below the national figure, with only 9.2% of the workforce doing so.
9.2% ▲ +305.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
The area is well served by 17 different routes and 58 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, with buses making up 87% of the available public transport options.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.03
Higher than 54% 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).
1,362.3
Higher 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).
17
Higher than 84% 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 around is very easy, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking just one minute. This contributes to the area having some of the lowest drive times to the city among similar locations.
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.
8
Lower than 94% 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).
More for 5008, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5008, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5008/5008-sa/topic/transport