1.3% ▼ -66.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5243, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5243, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes here own cars than in most other areas, making postcode 5243 heavily dependent on private vehicles. Almost every household has at least one car, and very few residents use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the South Australian figure of 7.2%. Most households are well-equipped, with 39.1% owning two vehicles and 16.1% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5243, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average. While 17.5% of people work from home—a 10 point rise since 2011—the vast majority of 63% drive themselves to work.
17.5% ▲ +132.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 11.56 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average of 4.96. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the South Australian figure.
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.
11.56
Higher than 90% 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).
693.6
Higher than 66% 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.
The drive time to the city is 27 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It takes about 6 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, putting the area around the middle for its level.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
27
Lower than 61% 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 5243, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5243/5243-sa/topic/transport