4.3% ▲ +88.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5170, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5170, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 5170 relies on a car, with only 4.3% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This makes the area far more car-dependent than the national figure. While public transport access is high for the region, the vast majority of residents still depend on private vehicles for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.6% having two vehicles and another 20.8% owning three or more. The proportion of homes without a car is well below the Australian average of 7.4%, though it has risen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5170, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to travel, with 66% of workers commuting as the driver. While working from home rose to 11.9% since 2011, this is still well below the national figure of 21%.
11.9% ▲ +149.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 access is high, with nearly 10 stops per 1,000 people—far above the South Australian figure. However, these services are limited to buses, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state average.
12
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.89
Higher than 88% 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).
967.0
Higher than 72% 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).
5
Higher than 57% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop is very easy, taking just one minute for most, which is much lower than in most other areas. The typical drive time to the city is 32 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
32
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 5170, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5170/5170-sa/topic/transport