3.4% —
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Young Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Young Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people live without a car in Young Surrounds than in most similar areas. This reliance on private travel is clear, as only 0.1% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs. Most households own multiple vehicles to get around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Car ownership is high, with 37.3% of households owning two vehicles and 28.7% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Young Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking to work is common for 6.1% of residents, while 17.5% work from home. This work-from-home rate rose 2.8 points since 2016, though it remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
17.5% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 here, with only 1.04 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average of 5.27. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also much lower than most areas at just 11.9.
8
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.04
Lower than 88% 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).
11.9
Lower than 91% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Young Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101061544/young-surrounds/topic/transport