3.6% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5238, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5238, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without a car than a decade ago define the transport landscape in postcode 5238, where only 3.6% of households lack a vehicle. This reliance on cars is reflected in a tiny fraction of workers using public transport to get to their jobs. The area is largely car-dependent due to its distance from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 37.7% having one and 35.3% having two. Only 3.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →5238, SA splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost no one uses public transport to get to work, with just 0.2% doing so. While 9.9% of people work from home, this is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
9.9% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -65.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 to four bus routes, as there are no trains or trams. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the South Australian figure, sitting at only 16.3.
19
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.30
Higher than 57% 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).
16.3
Lower than 71% 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 can take 54 minutes. Additionally, the drive time to the city is much higher than most areas, taking about 99 minutes.
54
Higher than 84% 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.
99
Higher than 80% 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 5238, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5238/5238-sa/topic/transport