1.2% ▼ -38.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
5351, SA · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 5351, SA
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 5351 relies on a car, with only 1.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is much lower than most areas, highlighting a strong dependence on private transport in a place where the walk to the nearest stop takes typically 83 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 41.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 36% owning three or more. Only 1.2% of homes have no vehicle, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 5351, SA, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 0.5% use public transport, which is well below the South Australian figure of 4.1%. Working from home rose to 9.9% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure of 21%.
9.9% ▲ +73.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Public transport options are limited to buses, with only 1.94 stops per 1,000 people. This is far below the state average, and the number of weekly departures is also much lower than in most other areas.
12
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.94
Lower than 66% 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).
45.0
Lower than 62% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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.
Getting around is challenging for those without cars, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for this level. The drive time to the city is also higher than in most areas, taking about 65 minutes.
83
Higher than 99% 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.
65
Higher than 65% 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 5351, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5351/5351-sa/topic/transport