5125, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5125, SA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 5125 than in the rest of the country. Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This high reliance on cars is offset by a strong network of 27 public transport routes.

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📍 5125, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own multiple cars, with 39.8% having two and 14.5% having three. The number of households without any vehicle has fallen slightly since 2011 to 3.8%.

3.8% ▼ -17.9%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5125, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

The usual way to get to work is by driving, which 66.7% of workers do. While 9.1% work from home, this is far below the Australian figure of 21%.

9.1% ▲ +263.6%

Lower than 81% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.5%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 9.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

4.6% ▼ -34.0%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 4.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In 5125, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport access is very strong, with 123 stops and 6.03 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the South Australian average. All these services are provided by buses.

6.03

Higher than 75% 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).

1,123.5

Higher than 75% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Residents have a relatively short commute, with a typical drive time of 25 minutes to the city. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes around 6 minutes.

6

Lower than 57% 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.

25

Lower than 64% 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 5125, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5125/5125-sa/topic/transport