6.9% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5109, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5109, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short two-minute walk to the nearest stop makes daily travel easy for many in postcode 5109. Most residents rely on cars to get around, but the area has a high number of public transport routes and frequent services compared to other regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 38% of homes have one car and 35% have two. The 6.9% of households without a motor vehicle is much higher than most areas, though this is about the same as the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5109, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to work for 71.2% of people. Working from home is far below the national figure at 5.4%, while the 3.7% who use public transport to commute is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.4% ▲ +142.3%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
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.
This area has a large number of public transport routes and 114 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and a little above the South Australian figure, with buses providing all the service.
114
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.49
Higher than 71% 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).
1,464.7
Higher than 82% 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.
Getting into the city typically takes 23 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also benefit from a very short walk to their nearest transit stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
23
Lower than 67% 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 5109, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5109/5109-sa/topic/transport