2.2% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This heavy reliance on cars shapes how the community travels to work and moves around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 63.4% of homes owning two vehicles and 31.4% owning three or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 2.2% since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers rely on their own cars, with only 0.5% using public transport to get to work. While the number of people working from home rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 13.3%, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
13.3% ▲ +543.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 76 public transport stops, which is more than about 78% of similar areas. All available services are buses, and the number of stops per 1,000 people is far above the New South Wales average.
76
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.48
Higher than 88% 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).
1,272.8
Higher than 67% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 can be slow, with a typical 117-minute drive time to the city. Despite the high number of stops, it takes much longer than most areas to walk to the nearest one, taking around 20 minutes.
20
Higher than 79% 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.
117
Higher than 92% 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 West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021221/west-wallsend-barnsley-killingworth/topic/transport