2.6% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Avalon - Palm Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Avalon - Palm Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 43% of people who work in Avalon - Palm Beach do so from home, making it one of the highest-ranking areas for remote work. This heavy reliance on home-based employment is mirrored by a very high rate of car ownership and a sharp decline in public transport use for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 2.6% of households owning no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Avalon - Palm Beach, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to earn a living at 42.5%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people commuting by public transport is lower than most areas and fell 3.7 percentage points since 2011 to just 0.7%.
42.5% ▲ +261.0%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -83.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 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.
The area has 89 public transport stops, which is more than 85% of similar areas, resulting in a stop density well above the state figure. While weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, all services are provided by buses.
89
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.82
Higher than 81% 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).
3,200.7
Higher than 87% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,052
Lower than 59% 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).
13,052
Lower than 80% 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.
Residents enjoy a short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 37 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
37
Higher than 65% 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 Avalon - Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122021420/avalon-palm-beach/topic/transport