3.0% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Galston - Laughtondale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Galston - Laughtondale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower proportion of people use public transport in Galston - Laughtondale compared to the rest of the state. Most residents rely on their own cars or work from home, which is common in this area given the long 82-minute drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 3% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Over half of all households own at least three vehicles, and 21.6% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Galston - Laughtondale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 4 or more (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, with 38.9% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Only 0.3% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
38.9% ▲ +235.4%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -80.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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.
While the area has 11.04 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average, there are only two bus routes available. These services are limited, as the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is among the smallest in the country.
60
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.04
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).
581.7
Lower than 59% 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).
5,436
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
5,436
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 71 minutes on average, which is among the highest for similar areas.
71
Higher than 99% 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.
82
Higher than 85% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Galston - Laughtondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115021298/galston-laughtondale/topic/transport