7.1% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Young · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Young
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in Young, where almost 70% of workers drive to their jobs. This car-dependent culture is reinforced by very limited public transport options and far fewer people working from home than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 35.2% owning two and 13.3% owning three. Only 7.1% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Young splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work at 0.2%, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. Working from home is also rare at 7.7%, though this rose 3.0 percentage points since 2016.
7.7% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% —
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 4 routes and a single stop serving the area. This means there are only 1.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
1
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.09
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1.3
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 83 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for similar areas.
83
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
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 Young [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061543/young/topic/transport