4.4% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Green Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Green Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can be reached within a 30-minute transit trip from Green Valley than in 85% of similar areas. While the suburb is well-connected to the wider region, it remains heavily reliant on cars for daily travel. This is reflected in the fact that nearly half of all workers drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 68.6% of homes owning two or three vehicles. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 9.2% and has barely changed since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Green Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 24.5% since 2016, making this much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. Conversely, public transport use for commuting has fallen to just 1.6%, which is a little below both the state and national averages.
24.5% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 is served by 50 stops across six routes, all of which are buses. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state figure, weekly departures per person are higher than most similar areas.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.87
Lower than 57% 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).
1,185.9
Higher than 64% 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).
43,919
Higher than 85% 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).
92,346
Higher 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Most residents live just 3 minutes from their nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. However, the 35-minute drive time to the city is higher than most similar places.
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.
35
Higher than 63% 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 Green Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011594/green-valley/topic/transport