8.7% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5090, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5090, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 65% of working residents in postcode 5090 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, a small number of households live without any motor vehicle, which is much more common here than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have one or two cars, though the proportion of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5090, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used for commuting by 6% of workers, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. Conversely, only 8.4% of people work from home, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%.
8.4% ▲ +226.1%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.0% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 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 has 41 public transport stops, all for buses, and there are 5 stops per 1,000 people. While this is higher than most areas, the number of weekly departures is well below the South Australian figure.
41
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.01
Higher than 65% 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).
1,046.3
Higher than 74% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 to the city is quick, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Access to transport is also easy, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute.
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.
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 5090, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5090, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5090/5090-sa/topic/transport