2.4% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5120, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5120, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without a car have been recorded in postcode 5120 since 2011, with the figure falling from 5.2% to 2.4%. This reliance on private transport is a defining feature of the area, as very few residents use public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 42.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 20.9% owning three. Only 2.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5120, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is dominated by cars, as 70.1% of people drive. Only 0.4% use public transport, a figure well below the state average, while 9.9% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
9.9% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -54.2%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 8.74 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the South Australian average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average, and all services are bus-based.
25
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.74
Higher than 87% 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).
360.3
Higher than 59% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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.
It takes about 49 minutes to drive to the city. Access to transit is difficult for many, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 72 minutes, which is among the highest times for areas of this level.
72
Higher than 93% 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.
49
Higher 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 5120, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5120/5120-sa/topic/transport