8.5% ▼ -33.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5083, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5083, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people in postcode 5083 rely solely on cars than they did a decade ago, with the share of homes without a vehicle falling by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. This area is well connected, with a very short 9-minute drive to the city. It stands out for its high level of public transport service and a larger-than-usual number of transport routes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the typical home has one or two cars, the number of car-free households has dropped since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5083, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for this area type at 6.0%, though this is down from 9.3% in 2011. Meanwhile, 9.8% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the national average of 21.0%.
9.8% ▲ +337.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 is served by 30 different bus routes, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is much higher than most areas. This level of service is well above the South Australian figure.
28
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.52
Lower than 52% 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).
1,884.8
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).
30
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 quick, with a typical drive time of just 9 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 62% 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 5083, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5083/5083-sa/topic/transport