5138, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5138, SA

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

Every single household in postcode 5138 has a motor vehicle, making the area entirely dependent on cars for daily life. This total reliance on private transport is reflected in the lack of local public transit options. While 17.6% of people now work from home, the majority still rely on driving to get to their jobs.

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📍 5138, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian average of 7.2%. More than half of all households own two vehicles, and 22.7% have three.

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 5138, SA, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 3 vehicles is next at 23%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 58.2% of residents. The number of people working from home rose to 17.6% since 2011, which is well above the state figure of 9.6%.

17.6% ▲ +102.2%

Higher than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 17.6%

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

1.6% ▲ +13.7%

Higher than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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 5138, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 71%; Worked at home is next at 21%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is almost non-existent in the area, with zero routes and stops. This puts the area far below the South Australian average for transport access.

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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.

Getting into the city takes about 24 minutes, which is faster than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest public transport stop takes 69 minutes, which is much higher than most other places.

69

Higher than 92% 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.

24

Lower than 66% 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 5138, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5138/5138-sa/topic/transport