6.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5162, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5162, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 69% of working residents in postcode 5162 drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way people get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area has a relatively high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own one or two cars, and 6.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the South Australian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5162, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 6.8% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most similar areas, but it fell to 2.9% since 2011.
6.8% ▲ +219.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
The area is well served by 154 public transport stops and 19 routes, which is more than 87% of similar areas. All services are buses, with 1,112.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure much higher than most areas.
154
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.36
Higher than 57% 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).
1,112.2
Higher 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).
19
Higher than 86% 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 is relatively easy, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 26 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
26
Lower than 63% 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).
More for 5162, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5162, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5162/5162-sa/topic/transport