4.8% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5018, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5018, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 70% of workers in postcode 5018 drive themselves to work, making cars the dominant way to get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area has a much lower rate of people working from home compared to the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 41% of homes here have two motor vehicles, and only 4.8% of households have none. This lack of vehicles is a little below the figures for both South Australia and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5018, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few residents work from home at 7.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Those who use public transport to get to work make up 3.0% of the population, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
7.2% ▲ +221.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Public transport access is limited, with 1.61 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the South Australian figure. Trains are the primary service, making up 96.6% of the local transport mode.
9
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.61
Lower than 69% 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).
316.8
Higher than 58% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 24 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It takes about 15 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, a time that is around the middle for similar places.
15
Higher than 58% 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.
24
Lower than 66% 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 5018, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5018/5018-sa/topic/transport