10.9% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5012, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5012, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in postcode 5012 than in most similar areas. Around 10.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. This reliance on other options is supported by high levels of public transport access and very short travel times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well above the South Australian average of 7.2%. While this remains much higher than most areas, the proportion of car-free homes fell 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5012, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 5.8% of workers, which is a little above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, only 5.1% of people work from home, a rate that is far below the Australian average of 21%.
5.1% ▲ +101.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
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.
Access to transport is strong, with 17 different routes and 56 stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 1,524.7, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state figure.
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.
4.76
Higher than 62% 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).
1,524.7
Higher than 83% 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 efficient, with a typical drive time to the city of just 11 minutes. Residents also have very quick access to transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute.
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.
11
Lower than 88% 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 5012, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5012/5012-sa/topic/transport