7.5% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5163, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5163, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 25-minute drive to the city makes postcode 5163 more accessible than most areas, though daily travel relies heavily on cars. While public transport options are more numerous than in many other areas, very few people actually use them to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 36.8% owning one and 35.8% owning two. Those without a motor vehicle make up 7.5% of households, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5163, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 68.9% of people as the driver. Only 6.5% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
6.5% ▲ +186.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 has 68 public transport stops and 10 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the South Australian figure.
68
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.56
Higher than 60% 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).
835.6
Higher than 69% 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).
10
Higher 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.
While the drive to the city is relatively quick at 25 minutes, walking to the nearest stop is more difficult here, taking typically 28 minutes.
28
Higher than 68% 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.
25
Lower than 64% 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 5163, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5163/5163-sa/topic/transport