1.2% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5153, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5153, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 62% of people in postcode 5153 drive themselves to work, highlighting a strong reliance on cars. Most homes here own multiple vehicles, and very few households get by without one. This reflects the area's layout, where public transport options are limited and the drive to the city takes about 34 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 42.1% of homes having two vehicles and 16.3% owning four or more. Only 1.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5153, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 15.0% since 2011, which is well above the state average. In contrast, only 1.0% of residents use public transport to get to work, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels.
15.0% ▲ +79.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -63.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 33 public transport stops and 5 routes, all of which are buses. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is about the same as the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the South Australian figure.
33
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.90
Higher than 64% 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).
146.5
Lower than 51% 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).
5
Higher 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 on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 76 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
76
Higher than 96% 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.
34
Lower than 54% 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 5153, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5153/5153-sa/topic/transport