2.4% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5204, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5204, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.4% of homes in postcode 5204 lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the long travel times to the city and limited use of public transport. Most households here own at least one or two vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 40.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 40.5% owning one. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen to 2.4%, which is much lower than the 7.4% seen across Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5204, SA splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (40%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.7% of residents, while only 0.5% use public transport. Working from home has risen to 14.2% since 2011, a figure well above the South Australian average.
14.2% ▲ +107.8%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
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, with only 2.37 stops per 1,000 people, far below the state figure of 4.96. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also far below the South Australian average.
8
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.37
Lower than 62% 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).
72.9
Lower than 56% 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).
3
Lower 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 is challenging, with a typical 78-minute drive to the city. The walk to the nearest public transport stop is also much longer than in most areas, taking about 57 minutes.
57
Higher than 85% 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.
78
Higher than 71% 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).
More for 5204, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5204, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5204/5204-sa/topic/transport