2.2% ▲ +125.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5117, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5117, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in postcode 5117 have started working from home since 2011, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars. This is a car-dependent region where only 2.2% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 39.5% having two and 20.3% owning four or more. Only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5117, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 4 or more (20%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 72.4% of residents. Only 0.6% use public transport, which is well below the state average, while 7.3% work from home—a figure far below the national average of 21%.
7.3% ▲ +98.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
Public transport is limited to two bus routes, with no trains or trams available. There are 239.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,317.
14
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.46
Lower than 52% 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).
239.4
Higher than 55% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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.
The typical drive to the city takes 30 minutes. Residents have relatively quick access to transit, with a lower-than-average 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
30
Lower than 57% 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 5117, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5117/5117-sa/topic/transport