11.1% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5039, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5039, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 9-minute drive to the city makes postcode 5039 a highly connected hub. Residents here have much better access to public transport than most other areas, with many choosing to leave the car at home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than one in ten homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of car-free households has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5039, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with No vehicle at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used for work by 7.3% of residents, a figure well above the national average of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the 10.7% of people working from home is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
10.7% ▲ +336.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.3% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 is very well served by transit, with 58 stops and 24 routes. There are 1,903 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the South Australian figure of 1,317.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.30
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).
1,903.3
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).
24
Higher than 86% 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 easy and efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking 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.
9
Lower than 92% 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 5039, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5039/5039-sa/topic/transport