5139, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5139, SA

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

A shift away from public transport has occurred in postcode 5139, where the number of people commuting by transit fell to 0.0% since 2011. This area is now entirely reliant on private cars, with no households lacking a vehicle. It is a car-dependent landscape where the typical drive to the city takes 29 minutes.

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📍 5139, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is universal here, with 0.0% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian average of 7.2%. Most households have multiple cars, with 42.3% owning two and 28.9% owning 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 5139, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (30%) and 4 or more (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one here commutes using public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. While 13.8% of residents now work from home, most people get to work as a driver, accounting for 64.5% of trips.

13.8% ▲ +46.8%

Lower than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 13.8%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 5139, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 80%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is non-existent in this area, with zero routes, stops, or departures. This is far below the South Australian average of 4.96 stops per 1,000 people.

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 around is based on road travel, as there are no public transport options available. The drive time to the city is 29 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.

29

Lower than 59% 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 5139, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5139/5139-sa/topic/transport