2.4% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kariong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kariong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Kariong lack a car compared to the national figure, with only 2.4% of households without one. This reliance on private transport is reflected in the way people get to work and the long 50-minute drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 43.9% having two and 16.2% having three. The proportion of homes without a motor vehicle is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kariong, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 25.4% since 2011, which is well above the Australian average. Conversely, public transport use for commuting is lower than most areas and fell to just 0.9%.
25.4% ▲ +559.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -71.3%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 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.
Public transport in the area is exclusively bus-based. While the number of stops is around the middle for similar areas, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.93
Higher than 59% 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).
856.9
Higher than 52% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,485
Lower than 85% 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).
13,056
Lower than 80% 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.
Getting around on foot is more difficult here than in most areas, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas at 50 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
50
Higher than 74% 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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011033/kariong/topic/transport