# Transport & Vehicles — Green Valley

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Area: Green Valley (Statistical Area 2 (SA2))

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Homes with no motor vehicle | 4.4% | — |
| People working from home | 24.5% | — |
| Commuting by public transport | 1.6% | — |
| Public transport stops | 50 | — |
| PT stops per 1,000 people | 3.87 | — |
| Weekly PT departures per 1,000 people | 1,185.9 | — |
| Public transport routes | 6 | — |
| Walk to nearest stop (min) | 3 | — |
| Drive time to the city (min) | 35 | — |
| People reachable in 30 min by transit | 43,919 | — |
| People reachable in 45 min by transit | 92,346 | — |

**How people get to work** — Car (driver) 47.5%, Worked at home 24.5%, Car (passenger) 4.4%, Bus 0.9%, Train 0.7%, Walked 0.4%, Bicycle 0.1%

**Motor vehicles per home** — 2 vehicles 36.2%, 1 vehicle 26.9%, 3 vehicles 20.4%, 4 or more 12.0%, No vehicle 4.4%

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011594/green-valley/topic/transport