3.3% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5171, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5171, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people have cars here than in most other areas, making 5171 a place where private travel is the norm. Only 3.3% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common in this area, with 38.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 11% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen slightly since 2011 to reach 3.3%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5171, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 13.7% since 2011, a figure well above the state average. However, the car remains the main way to travel, with 63.8% of people driving to work.
13.7% ▲ +56.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
While there are 32 public transport stops and 6 routes, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the South Australian figure. All available public transport services are buses.
32
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.11
Higher than 66% 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).
612.3
Higher than 65% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 15 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
15
Higher than 58% 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.
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 5171, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5171/5171-sa/topic/transport