2.3% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5142, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5142, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen by 9.2 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 5142. This area is now very car-dependent, with only 2.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. While most residents rely on cars, the neighborhood offers exceptionally quick access to public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, as only 2.3% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households have multiple cars, with 39.7% owning two and 21.5% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5142, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
More people now work from home, with the figure rising to 14.3% since 2011, which is well above the South Australian average of 9.6%. The most common way to get to work is driving, used by 57.8% of residents.
14.3% ▲ +178.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 access is very high, with 24.1 stops per 1,000 people, far above the South Australian figure of 4.96. All services in the area are buses, with 1,273.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
14
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
24.10
Higher 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).
1,273.7
Higher than 78% 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 to the city is faster than in most areas, taking typically 18 minutes. Residents also enjoy very convenient access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 1 minute.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
18
Lower than 75% 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 5142, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5142/5142-sa/topic/transport