8.2% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5088, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5088, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Well above the national figure, 7.4% of workers in postcode 5088 use public transport to get to work. This area is highly connected, with a huge number of transport stops and a very short 15-minute drive to the city. It is a place where public transport is much more common than in the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own either one vehicle (39.9%) or two (37.0%), and the share of homes without a car has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5088, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 8.1% of people doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. While 62.6% of people drive themselves to work, the use of public transport is among the highest at this level.
8.1% ▲ +287.7%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.4% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 excellent transit access, with 7.8 stops per 1,000 people and 2,019 weekly departures, both of which are well above the South Australian figures. All these services are provided by buses.
29
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.80
Higher than 86% 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).
2,019.6
Higher than 88% 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).
13
Higher than 77% 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 around is easy, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
15
Lower than 80% 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 5088, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5088, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5088/5088-sa/topic/transport