7.1% ▼ -32.1%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5016, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5016, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-thirds of working residents in postcode 5016 drive themselves to work. While most people rely on cars, the area has a higher rate of public transport use for commuting than most similar places. This is supported by a relatively short 4-minute walk to the nearest transit stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and roughly the same as the state and national figures. This is a decrease from 2011, when 10.5% of households were without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5016, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most similar areas at 4.5%. In contrast, only 8.5% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21%.
8.5% ▲ +237.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -34.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 has 42 public transport stops across 7 routes, with buses making up 71.7% of the service. While weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas, this is far below the South Australian figure.
42
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.51
Higher than 59% 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).
703.8
Higher than 67% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 into the city is quicker than for most areas, with a typical drive time of 21 minutes. Residents also enjoy a shorter walk to their nearest stop, which takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
21
Lower than 70% 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 5016, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5016/5016-sa/topic/transport