0.3% ▼ -77.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5157, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5157, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 60% of people in postcode 5157 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This area is heavily reliant on private vehicles, with almost every home owning at least one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household has a car, with only 0.3% of homes having no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most homes are well-equipped, as 21.8% of households own four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5157, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 4 or more (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 16.8% since 2011, which is well above the South Australian figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.0%, which is well below the state average.
16.8% ▲ +86.9%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited here, with only one route and six stops in the area. This results in just 10 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure that is far below the state average.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.99
Lower than 66% 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).
10.0
Lower than 75% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 31 minutes. Access is difficult for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes 37 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
37
Higher than 74% 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.
31
Lower than 56% 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 5157, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5157/5157-sa/topic/transport