11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
Newcastle Port - Kooragang · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Newcastle Port - Kooragang
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Among the highest in the region for transit options, Newcastle Port - Kooragang has a huge number of public transport stops and departures per person. While there are only 11 stops in total, the low population means there are 354.84 stops for every 1,000 people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 1 vehicle at 21%, ahead of 2 vehicles (21%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Newcastle Port - Kooragang splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (33%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 33%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 44%, ahead of Car (passenger) (0%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport here is exclusively bus-based, with nearly 40,000 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
354.84
Higher than 99% 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).
39,612.9
Higher than 99% 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.
Despite the high number of stops relative to the population, it takes a typical resident 55 minutes to walk to the nearest one, which is among the highest times for similar areas.
55
Higher than 94% 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.
Sources
- 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 Newcastle Port - Kooragang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031230/newcastle-port-kooragang/topic/transport