1.9% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5131, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5131, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Two or more cars are found in 85.7% of households in postcode 5131, making it an area where private vehicle use is the norm. Very few people rely on public transport, and the vast majority of residents use a car to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 1.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5131, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 66.8% of people. While 13% work from home—a figure that rose 6.2 points since 2011—only 1.2% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +90.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 buses, with only 1.02 stops per 1,000 people. This is far below the state figure of 4.96, and weekly departures are also far below the South Australian average.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.02
Lower than 74% 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).
89.9
Lower 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 26 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop takes 52 minutes, a time that is much higher than most areas.
52
Higher than 82% 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.
26
Lower than 63% 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).
More for 5131, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5131, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5131/5131-sa/topic/transport