2.0% ▼ -57.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Callala Bay - Currarong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Callala Bay - Currarong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 61% of working residents in Callala Bay - Currarong drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. This is a car-dependent area where very few homes go without a vehicle. While some people now work from home, the distance to the city makes private transport essential for most.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own at least two cars, with 41.1% having exactly two and another 19.9% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Callala Bay - Currarong splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 15.8% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
15.8% ▲ +160.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 42 bus stops and 11.53 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales average. However, this does not translate to frequent service, as weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.53
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).
171.6
Lower than 76% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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 challenging for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 44 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for similar places at 141 minutes.
44
Higher than 91% 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.
141
Higher than 96% 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 Callala Bay - Currarong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011273/callala-bay-currarong/topic/transport