0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5141, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5141, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single home in postcode 5141 has a motor vehicle, making private cars essential for daily life. The area is heavily reliant on driving, with 67.1% of workers commuting by car and very few people using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 84.8% of households owning two or more vehicles. Not a single home in the area reported having no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5141, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 4 or more (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 12.3% since 2011, though this is still well below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Only 2.3% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
12.3% ▲ +116.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -62.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
While the area has 14.25 stops per 1,000 people—far above the South Australian average—these are all bus services. Despite the number of stops, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
11
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.25
Higher than 92% 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).
744.8
Higher than 67% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 45 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking about 80 minutes.
45
Higher than 79% 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.
80
Higher than 72% 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 5141, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5141/5141-sa/topic/transport