2.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Ives · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Ives
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in St Ives now work from home, making this one of the most remote-working areas at this level. While public transport is widely available, the high rate of home-working and very low car-free rates suggest a community that relies heavily on private vehicles and digital connectivity for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Most households have multiple cars, with 45.7% owning two vehicles and another 12.2% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Ives, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 54.2%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell from 8.5% in 2011 to just 1.5% in 2021.
54.2% ▲ +547.7%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -82.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
St Ives has 127 public transport stops, making it one of the largest for its level, with departures per person well above the state average. However, these are all bus services, and the 74-minute trip to the city is much higher than in most areas.
127
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.86
Higher than 72% 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).
1,768.0
Higher than 79% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,665
Higher than 65% 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).
21,665
Lower than 69% 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).
74
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive to the city takes 22 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents generally have a 4-minute walk to their nearest public transport stop.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
22
Lower than 55% 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 St Ives [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031410/st-ives/topic/transport