5.3% ▼ -25.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Shellharbour - Oak Flats · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Shellharbour - Oak Flats
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most residents in Shellharbour - Oak Flats rely heavily on their own cars to get around. While public transport options are plentiful, very few people use them for their daily commute. This shift towards private travel is clear, with only 5.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, and 36.9% have two. The proportion of households without a vehicle is 5.3%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Shellharbour - Oak Flats splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 17.5% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure. Only 1.3% of people use public transport for work, which is lower than most areas.
17.5% ▲ +734.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 6.89 per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales average. Buses make up the vast majority of these services at 96.5%.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.89
Higher than 82% 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).
1,181.5
Higher 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes on average. However, the drive time to the city is 79 minutes, which is much higher than most similar 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.
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 Shellharbour - Oak Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107031142/shellharbour-oak-flats/topic/transport