2.9% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5241, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5241, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in postcode 5241 are without a car now than in 2011, with the share of car-free homes falling to just 2.9%. This makes the area much more reliant on private vehicles than the state average. Most homes own multiple cars, while very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 42% of homes having two vehicles and another 23.6% owning three or more. Only 2.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5241, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.2% of people as the driver. Only 0.7% use public transport, which is well below the state average, and 10% work from home, a figure far below the national average of 21%.
10.0% ▲ +117.5%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -49.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 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.
The area has 17 stops and 10 routes, with 6.71 stops per 1,000 people being well above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the South Australian figure, and all services are buses.
17
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.71
Higher than 80% 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).
400.6
Higher than 60% 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).
10
Higher than 71% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 32 minutes. It takes longer than in most areas to reach the nearest transport stop, with a typical walk of 21 minutes.
21
Higher than 63% 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.
32
Lower than 56% 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 5241, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5241/5241-sa/topic/transport