3.1% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Griffith Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Griffith Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Griffith Surrounds relies on a car, with only 3.1% of households having no motor vehicle. This low figure is well below the New South Wales and national averages. The area is heavily dependent on private transport for daily travel and work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, and 37.7% have two vehicles. The share of households without a car has fallen slightly since 2011 to 3.1%, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Griffith Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.6% of residents. Very few people use public transport (0.7%), and the 12.2% who work from home is far below the New South Wales figure.
12.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▲ +120.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 78 public transport stops—more than 80% of similar areas—the service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with all services provided by buses.
78
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.11
Higher than 74% 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).
61.7
Lower than 83% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Griffith Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/113011257/griffith-surrounds/topic/transport