6.5% ▼ -32.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the working population in Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale drive themselves to work, making cars the primary way people get around. While the area is heavily reliant on vehicles, it has seen a massive shift toward remote work over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.7% owning two. Only 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 22.2%, which is a little above the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.8%.
22.2% ▲ +664.2%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -68.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 151 public transport stops, among the largest number for its level. It is well served by buses, with 6.62 stops and 1,576.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both of which are well above the New South Wales figures.
151
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.62
Higher than 79% 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).
1,576.8
Higher than 75% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,825
Higher than 68% 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).
22,825
Lower than 68% 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 typical drive to the city takes 70 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
4
Lower 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.
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 Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021044/bateau-bay-killarney-vale/topic/transport