5.7% ▼ -29.9%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5041, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5041, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport in postcode 5041 than in most similar areas. This is supported by a dense network of 77 stops and 27 different routes. While cars remain the primary way to travel, the area's proximity to the city makes it highly accessible.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.3% owning two vehicles. Only 5.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5041, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it fell from 7.6% in 2011 to 5.2% in 2021. Working from home has grown significantly to 13.2%, which is well above the South Australian figure.
13.2% ▲ +248.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is well served by buses, with 5.69 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state average, at 1,825.2.
77
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.69
Higher than 72% 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).
1,825.2
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).
27
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 into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes. Residents also have excellent access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking almost no time.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
8
Lower than 94% 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).
More for 5041, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5041, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5041/5041-sa/topic/transport