16.5% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Kembla - Warrawong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Kembla - Warrawong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Roughly 16.5% of homes in Port Kembla - Warrawong have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. While public transport infrastructure is relatively high, most residents still rely on cars to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
One in six homes here has no motor vehicle, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. However, this trend fell 2.4 percentage points since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Kembla - Warrawong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 15 percentage points since 2016 to reach 17.3%, though this remains far below the state figure of 31%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with only 1.6% doing so.
17.3% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 is well served by buses, with 72 stops and a frequency of weekly departures that is a little above the state average. There are 7.39 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas.
72
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.39
Higher than 86% 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).
1,500.2
Higher than 73% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
It takes about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is around the middle for its level. However, the drive time to the city is 69 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
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.
69
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)).
- 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 Port Kembla - Warrawong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011546/port-kembla-warrawong/topic/transport