1.1% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5250, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5250, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 65% of workers in postcode 5250 drive their own car to work, making private vehicles the dominant way to get around. The area is heavily reliant on cars, with very few homes lacking a motor vehicle compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the South Australian average of 7.2%. Most households are well-equipped, with 45.4% owning two vehicles and 12.8% having four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5250, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 11.7% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is higher than in most similar areas, despite falling 1.9 percentage points over the last decade.
11.7% ▲ +117.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
The area has 21 public transport stops, all of which are buses, providing better access than about 58% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the South Australian figure.
21
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.57
Higher than 72% 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).
884.0
Higher than 70% 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).
14
Higher than 79% 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 25 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most similar areas. A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 54% 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 5250, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5250/5250-sa/topic/transport