14.5% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wollongong - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wollongong - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in work habits has hit Wollongong - East, where the share of people working from home jumped by 27 percentage points since 2016. This area is now much more likely to be car-free than most places, with 14.5% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Over half of all households rely on a single car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wollongong - East, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 30.2%, which is well above the Australian figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell from 7.9% in 2016 to 2.6% in 2021.
30.2% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
Public transport is highly available, with 82 stops and 33 routes. This results in 2,413.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure.
82
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.12
Higher than 62% 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).
2,413.8
Higher than 86% 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).
33
Higher than 86% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is 64 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
64
Higher than 78% 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 Wollongong - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041548/wollongong-east/topic/transport