5164, SA · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 5164, SA

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far more people live without a car in postcode 5164 than in most similar areas. While 16.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area is well served by a high number of public transport routes and stops. This makes it easier for residents to get around without relying on their own transport.

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📍 5164, SA, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 16.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the state figure of 7.2%. The most common setup is one vehicle per home, seen in 44.3% of households.

16.8% ▼ -5.8%

Higher than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 17.9%
  • 2016: 16.5%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 5164, SA, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people work from home here, with only 4.9% doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most residents drive to work, while 5.0% use public transport, a rate slightly above the Australian average.

4.9% ▲ +230.9%

Lower than 94% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

5.0% ▼ -22.9%

Higher than 87% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 5.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 5164, SA, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Car (passenger) is next at 8%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is highly available, with 6.68 stops per 1,000 people and 21 different routes. This is well above the South Australian average, and the weekly number of departures is also much higher than most areas.

6.68

Higher than 80% 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).

2,022.0

Higher than 88% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Access to transport is convenient, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 26 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.

2

Lower than 86% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5164, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5164/5164-sa/topic/transport