5132, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5132, SA

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

Not a single home in postcode 5132 lacks a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This total reliance on cars defines the area's transport landscape. While few people use public transit, the area is generally closer to the city than most similar places.

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📍 5132, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is exceptionally high here, with nearly half of all homes owning two vehicles and another 25.5% owning four or more. No homes reported having no vehicle, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5132, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, with 66.1% as the driver. While working from home rose to 11% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure.

11.0% ▲ +133.6%

Lower than 71% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 11.0%

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

1.8% ▲ —

Higher than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 5132, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 13%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is limited to bus services, with no trains or trams. Despite having more stops per 1,000 people than most similar areas, the number of weekly departures is far below the South Australian average.

4.60

Higher than 60% 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).

80.5

Lower than 56% 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.

The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop is 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.

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 5132, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5132/5132-sa/topic/transport