12.5% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5031, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5031, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over twice as many people in postcode 5031 use public transport to get to work compared to the South Australian average. This area is defined by its ease of movement, with a very high number of transport stops and a short 5-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5031, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is well above the national average at 9.1%. In contrast, only 10.1% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
10.1% ▲ +296.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.1% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 excellent transit access, with 64 stops and 43 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state average, with all services provided by buses.
64
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.33
Higher than 77% 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).
3,591.9
Higher than 98% 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).
43
Higher than 87% 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 efficient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most other areas.
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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 5031, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5031/5031-sa/topic/transport