10.5% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5046, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5046, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A one-minute walk to the nearest stop makes getting around easy for people in postcode 5046. This area is much better connected than most, with 53 public transport routes serving the community. While cars remain the main way to get to work, the level of transit access is among the highest in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the South Australian figure of 7.2%. This is much higher than most areas, although the proportion has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5046, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest at this level at 7.0%, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, the 9.6% of people working from home is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
9.6% ▲ +326.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
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.
The area has a very high level of service, with 2,811.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. There are 55 public transport stops, the vast majority of which are buses.
55
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.64
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).
2,811.3
Higher than 93% 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).
53
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.
Daily travel is convenient, with a typical drive time to the city of just 13 minutes. This is much lower than in most other areas.
1
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.
13
Lower than 84% 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 5046, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5046/5046-sa/topic/transport