2.7% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Shellharbour - Flinders · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Shellharbour - Flinders
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 21 percentage points since 2011 in Shellharbour - Flinders, where 24.1% of workers now do so. This shift comes as the area remains heavily dependent on cars, with very few households lacking a vehicle compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 43.1% having two and another 26.4% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Shellharbour - Flinders, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Reliance on cars is high, with 53.6% of workers driving themselves to work. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
24.1% ▲ +725.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -67.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Public transport is almost entirely based on buses, which make up 96% of the services. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
89
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.60
Higher than 55% 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).
553.3
Lower 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).
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.
Reaching the city takes a long time, with a typical drive of 138 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also difficult, with a travel time that is among the highest for areas at this level.
59
Higher than 95% 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.
138
Higher than 96% 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 Shellharbour - Flinders [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031141/shellharbour-flinders/topic/transport