2.5% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bonnells Bay - Silverwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater lack a car compared to the state and national figures. Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, highlighting a strong reliance on private transport in an area where most people drive to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The vast majority of homes have at least one car, with 43.2% owning two vehicles. This high level of car ownership is reflected in the fact that the proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 2.5%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bonnells Bay - Silverwater, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 20.2% of residents, a figure that rose 15 points since 2011. Conversely, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to just 0.6%, which is much lower than most areas.
20.2% ▲ +308.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -77.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
While there are 51 public transport stops, all services are buses. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 251.2, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
51
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.26
Higher than 64% 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).
251.2
Lower than 71% 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).
2
Lower 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.
Getting around is dominated by driving, as it takes a typical resident 92 minutes to reach the city. Walking to the nearest stop takes about 10 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
10
Higher than 71% 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.
92
Higher than 87% 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 Bonnells Bay - Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021216/bonnells-bay-silverwater/topic/transport