7.1% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5072, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5072, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 8.3 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 5072. This shift happened as the area became more reliant on cars, with the share of homes without a vehicle falling to 7.1%. It is now a place where most people drive, though public transport use remains higher than the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, with 38.3% owning two. Only 7.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas but about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5072, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 60.6% of people drive themselves to work. Those using public transport make up 6.3% of the workforce, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%, while 12.9% now work from home.
12.9% ▲ +180.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 served by 18 bus routes and 53 stops, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than most areas. However, the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the South Australian average.
53
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.80
Higher than 51% 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).
1,284.5
Higher than 78% 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).
18
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.
It takes just 12 minutes to drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. In contrast, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes 19 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
19
Higher than 61% 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.
12
Lower than 86% 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 5072, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5072, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5072/5072-sa/topic/transport