5032, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5032, SA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Over 61% of workers in postcode 5032 drive themselves to work, which is the most common way to get around. While cars dominate, the area has some of the highest public transport use for its size and a very short 7-minute drive to the city.

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📍 5032, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a little above the South Australian figure of 7.2%, though the number has fallen since 2011.

9.0% ▼ -23.7%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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5032, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for work is 6.2%, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the 9.8% of people working from home is far below the Australian average of 21%.

9.8% ▲ +248.2%

Lower than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

6.2% ▼ -30.1%

Higher than 90% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In 5032, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is well served by 33 bus routes and 58 stops, leading to weekly departures per 1,000 people that are well above the South Australian figure. This high frequency of service is consistent with the high number of commuters using public transport.

4.31

Higher than 57% 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).

1,823.2

Higher than 87% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of only 7 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.

3

Lower than 71% 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.

7

Lower than 96% 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 5032, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5032/5032-sa/topic/transport