8.2% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5168, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5168, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Extremely high levels of public transport access mark postcode 5168 as an outlier among similar areas. While most residents still rely on cars, the area has far more transport stops and departures than the South Australian average. This accessibility is reflected in the short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop for most people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While this figure is a little above the state average, it has fallen slightly since 2011. Most households own one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5168, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 6.6% of workers doing so. While 2.8% of people commute using public transport—a figure much higher than in similar areas—the vast majority of residents still drive to work.
6.6% ▲ +181.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 options are extensive, with 37 routes and 75 stops serving the area. With 3,706.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the service frequency is far above the state figure. Buses make up 96.1% of these services.
75
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.99
Higher than 91% 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).
3,706.2
Higher than 99% 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).
37
Higher than 87% 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 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. This accessibility is paired with a drive time to the city of 26 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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 5168, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5168/5168-sa/topic/transport