6.8% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Point Clare - Koolewong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Point Clare - Koolewong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of working residents in Point Clare - Koolewong now work from home, a figure far above the national average. While the area has a very high number of public transport stops, the typical commute to the city is long, taking about 103 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and only 6.8% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the New South Wales figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Point Clare - Koolewong splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 30 points since 2011 to reach 35.2%, which is well above the state average. Conversely, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to 2.8%.
35.2% ▲ +583.1%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -79.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 has 82 public transport stops, making it far above the New South Wales average for stops per 1,000 people. However, the number of people reachable within 30 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 85% of similar areas.
82
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.48
Higher than 89% 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).
1,535.1
Higher than 74% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,571
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 can be difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 26 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
26
Higher than 84% 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.
103
Higher than 89% 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 Point Clare - Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011037/point-clare-koolewong/topic/transport