7.0% ▼ -42.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5011, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5011, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 10-minute drive to the city makes postcode 5011 a highly accessible hub for commuters. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a strong public transport network with 25 different routes serving the community.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a drop from 2011, when 12.1% of households were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5011, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Six per cent of workers use public transport, which is among the highest for similar areas and above the national figure. Far fewer people work from home here (9%) compared to the rest of Australia (21%).
9.0% ▲ +252.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is well connected, with 56 public transport stops and weekly departures that are a little above the South Australian average. Buses are the main mode of transport, making up 81.9% of the services.
56
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.00
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).
1,462.0
Higher than 82% 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).
25
Higher than 86% 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 easier than in most areas, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
10
Lower than 90% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5011, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5011/5011-sa/topic/transport