5.9% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Unanderra - Mount Kembla · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Unanderra - Mount Kembla
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in work habits has defined Unanderra - Mount Kembla, where the number of people working from home surged by 24 percentage points since 2011. This reflects a move away from traditional commuting in an area where the typical trip to the city takes 79 minutes. Today, 26.3% of workers stay home for their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 39.6% owning two and 15.3% owning three. Only 5.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 9.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Unanderra - Mount Kembla, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few residents use public transport for work, with only 0.8% doing so—a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011. Instead, over half of workers drive themselves to work.
26.3% ▲ +1130.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -67.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 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 a high number of public transport stops, with 137 stops across 10 routes. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far above the state average, the weekly departures are a little below the New South Wales figure.
137
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.97
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).
1,084.5
Higher than 60% 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).
10
Higher than 62% 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 is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 25 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas, consistent with a very long 79-minute drive time to the city.
25
Higher than 83% 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.
79
Higher than 84% 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 Unanderra - Mount Kembla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011134/unanderra-mount-kembla/topic/transport