4.1% ▼ -44.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Culburra Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Culburra Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 122-minute drive to the city defines the remote nature of Culburra Beach, where private cars are essential. Only 4.1% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the local workforce, with almost no one using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, and 39.1% own two. The number of homes without a vehicle has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011, leaving just 4.1% without one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Culburra Beach splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the primary way to get to work, with 61.7% of people driving. While 14.9% of residents now work from home—a rise of 9.8 percentage points since 2011—this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
14.9% ▲ +192.9%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 a high number of bus stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure, meaning services are infrequent.
74
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.50
Higher than 90% 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).
205.3
Lower than 74% 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 on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 12 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
12
Higher than 73% 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.
122
Higher than 93% 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 Culburra Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011274/culburra-beach/topic/transport