4.9% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gymea - Grays Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gymea - Grays Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher proportion of people work from home in Gymea - Grays Point than across Australia, with 38.8% of workers doing so. This shift is part of a major trend, as the number of people working from home has jumped by 35 percentage points since 2011. Most households here rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 4.9% having no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households have two cars, while 13% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gymea - Grays Point, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is now as common as driving a car to work, with both sitting at 38.8%. Meanwhile, the number of people commuting by public transport has dropped sharply since 2011, falling from 11.3% to just 2.1%.
38.8% ▲ +878.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -81.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 more public transport stops and routes than most similar places, with 93 stops in total. However, the travel time to the city is much higher than most areas, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
93
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.12
Higher than 62% 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).
847.9
Higher than 52% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,156
Higher than 57% 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).
62,099
Higher than 59% 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).
77
Higher than 81% 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 drive time to the city is about 29 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. Access to transport is very convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop is just one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
29
Higher than 57% 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 Gymea - Grays Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011529/gymea-grays-point/topic/transport