12.5% —
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Georges River · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Georges River
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Georges River than in most other areas, with 36.6% of the workforce doing so. This shift toward home-based work is a major part of daily life here, alongside a high number of households that do not own a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the own state and national averages. Most households rely on one or two cars, while 5.1% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Georges River, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply since 2016 to reach 36.6%, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 7.2% of people who commute by public transport is well above the state and national averages, though this fell 17 points since 2016.
36.6% —
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.2% —
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 is well served with 704 public transport stops and 43 routes, putting it ahead of about 86% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and about the same as the state figure.
704
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.62
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,418.3
Higher than 86% of council (lga) 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).
43
Higher than 86% of council (lga) 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 convenient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also lower than most areas at 20 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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.
20
Lower than 71% of council (lga) 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 Georges River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12930/georges-river/topic/transport