1.6% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5242, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5242, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 5242 relies on a car for daily life, with only 1.6% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is reflected in a very low public transport usage rate for workers, which is much lower than the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as 40.9% of homes have two vehicles and 20.1% have three. This makes the area much less likely to be vehicle-free than most other areas, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5242, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is dominated by driving, with 65.1% of people as the driver. Only 0.9% use public transport, which is well below the South Australian average and has fallen since 2011, while working from home rose to 12.9%.
12.9% ▲ +230.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -62.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 10 public transport stops and 5 routes, which is more than about half of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
10
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.69
Higher than 73% 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).
341.7
Higher than 59% 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).
5
Higher than 57% 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.
Residents can drive to the city in about 25 minutes, which is faster than in most areas. In contrast, the walk to the nearest stop takes 29 minutes, which is longer than for most people.
29
Higher than 69% 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.
25
Lower than 64% 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 5242, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5242/5242-sa/topic/transport