2.2% ▲ —
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5240, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5240, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 5240 than in the rest of South Australia, where only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is clear across the area, as there is no public transport available for residents to use.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 39.9% having two and 27% having three. Very few households get by without a vehicle, although this figure has risen slightly since 2011 to 2.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5240, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (27%) and 4 or more (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the state and national averages. Instead, 56% of workers drive themselves and 18.9% work from home, which is well above the South Australian figure of 9.6%.
18.9% ▲ +86.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This puts the region far below the state average for both the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 about 30 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop is among the longest in the region, taking about 77 minutes.
77
Higher than 96% 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.
30
Lower than 57% 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 5240, SA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 5240, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5240/5240-sa/topic/transport