4.9% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nelson Bay Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Nelson Bay Peninsula
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Nelson Bay Peninsula, where only 4.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reliance on driving is reflected in how people get to work, with over half of the workforce driving themselves. While there are many transport stops, the area remains quite isolated from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and the proportion of households without a vehicle is much lower than the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This trend has continued over the last decade, with the share of car-less homes falling by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Nelson Bay Peninsula splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become more common, rising 14 percentage points since 2011 to reach 19.7%. This is higher than most areas, though it remains far below the state figure of 31.0%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.6%.
19.7% ▲ +265.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 198 public transport stops, which is among the largest for its type and results in a rate of 9.01 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the New South Wales figure.
198
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.01
Higher than 87% 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).
951.2
Higher than 56% 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).
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 typically 21 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar places, taking about 163 minutes.
21
Higher than 80% 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.
163
Higher than 99% 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)).
- 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 Nelson Bay Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031121/nelson-bay-peninsula/topic/transport