9.0% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5108, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5108, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in postcode 5108 than in most similar areas. While 9% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area is well-served by transport with 37 public transport routes and 189 stops. This makes getting around relatively easy, with a short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop for most people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of homes here do not own a car, which is much higher than in most other areas. The most common setup is one or two vehicles, with 37.7% of households owning one and 34.6% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5108, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 3.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most residents rely on cars to get to work, with 72.9% driving themselves.
3.9% ▲ +208.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -22.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
Postcode 5108 has one of the largest networks of transport stops and routes at this level. Buses are the primary mode of travel, making up 97.9% of the public transport options.
189
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.36
Higher than 57% 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).
1,162.1
Higher than 76% 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).
37
Higher than 87% 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 faster than in most similar areas, taking typically 22 minutes. The walk to the nearest transport stop is also shorter than usual, taking only 3 minutes.
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.
22
Lower than 69% 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 5108, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5108/5108-sa/topic/transport