0.9% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5201, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5201, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no change has occurred in how people travel in postcode 5201 since 2011, though working from home has risen to 12.6%. This area is heavily reliant on cars, with only 0.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 81.1% of households own two or more vehicles. Only 0.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5201, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 66.7% as the driver. Very few use public transport (0.7%), and while working from home rose to 12.6% since 2011, this is still well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
12.6% ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 is limited and consists entirely of buses. With only 20.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, this is far below the South Australian figure of 1,317.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.17
Lower than 64% 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).
20.8
Lower 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 60 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, and the typical drive to the city takes 45 minutes.
60
Higher than 87% 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.
45
Higher than 54% 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 5201, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5201/5201-sa/topic/transport