Summerland Point - Gwandalan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Summerland Point - Gwandalan

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer homes lack a car in Summerland Point - Gwandalan than in the rest of the state, with only 2.4% of households without one. This heavy reliance on private vehicles is clear, as almost no one uses public transport to get to work.

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📍 Summerland Point - Gwandalan, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own multiple cars, with 42.2% having two and 14.2% having three. This is why the proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below both the state and national figures.

2.4% ▼ -26.6%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 2.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Summerland Point - Gwandalan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Zero people in the area commute by public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Instead, 58.9% drive themselves to work and 19.3% work from home, though this last group is still far below the New South Wales average.

19.3% ▲ +536.7%

Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 19.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Summerland Point - Gwandalan, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 23%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bus services are the only option here, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure. Consequently, the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 90% of similar areas.

31

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

4.78

Higher than 57% 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).

456.6

Lower than 64% 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).

6,492

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).

6,492

Lower than 90% 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 is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes longer than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than in most other places at 96 minutes.

9

Higher than 68% 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.

96

Higher than 88% 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 Summerland Point - Gwandalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021052/summerland-point-gwandalan/topic/transport