7.5% ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5085, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5085, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two-car households are the most common arrangement in postcode 5085, where 39.3% of homes have two vehicles. This area is very close to the city, with a short 11-minute drive to the center. While car use is dominant, a higher-than-usual number of people use public transport to get to work compared to most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two vehicles, though 7.5% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is much higher than most areas, even though the figure fell 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5085, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at only 8.3%. However, 5.7% of workers use public transport to commute, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.3% ▲ +372.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 entirely by buses with 26 different routes. While it has more stops than 75% of similar areas, the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both far below the South Australian figures.
61
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.46
Lower than 62% 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).
826.9
Higher than 69% 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).
26
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.
Living here means a very short 11-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
11
Lower than 88% 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 5085, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5085, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5085/5085-sa/topic/transport