6.7% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of working residents in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale now work from home, a figure far above the national level. This shift is part of a broader trend where the area has become much more reliant on private cars and remote work. While public transport access is limited, most homes here own at least one motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have two cars, and only 6.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most areas, though the figure has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is very common here, with 32.5% of people working from home, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, only 1.0% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
32.5% ▲ +826.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 access is limited, with only 2.94 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure. Buses carry the vast majority of passengers, making up 96.3% of all public transport use.
61
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.94
Lower than 70% 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).
722.7
Lower than 53% 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.
It takes 57 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop is very short, taking only 1 minute on average.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
57
Higher than 76% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041150/woonona-bulli-russell-vale/topic/transport