1.4% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Avoca Beach - Copacabana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Avoca Beach - Copacabana
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 35% of people in Avoca Beach - Copacabana work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work is mirrored by a heavy reliance on cars, with very few households without a vehicle. While local transport stops are easy to reach on foot, the area remains distant from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 47% of homes owning two vehicles and only 1.4% having none. This lack of car-free households is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Avoca Beach - Copacabana, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply by 27 points since 2011 to reach 34.8%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to just 0.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
34.8% ▲ +369.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -56.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
There are 7.72 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales average. However, these 58 stops are all buses and provide a limited reach, with only 15,128 people accessible within 45 minutes.
58
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.72
Higher than 86% 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).
816.9
Higher than 50% 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,128
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
15,128
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A one-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than most areas, making local access easy. Despite this, the 70-minute drive time to the city is much higher than in most other places.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
70
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Avoca Beach - Copacabana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011028/avoca-beach-copacabana/topic/transport