8.7% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wollongong · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Wollongong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Wollongong than in most similar areas, with 30.2% of the workforce doing so. This shift is part of a broader trend where remote work has jumped 27 percentage points since 2011. While public transport access is high, the area remains heavily dependent on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 8.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, even though the figure fell 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wollongong splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, sitting well above the national figure at 30.2%. In contrast, only 1.7% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
30.2% ▲ +793.4%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -71.2%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Wollongong has a large network of 40 routes and 768 stops, which is among the largest at this level. With 5.7 stops per 1,000 people, access is much higher than most similar areas.
768
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.70
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,254.4
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
40
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around can be difficult in some parts, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the highest at this level. Additionally, the drive time to the city is much higher than most similar areas.
90
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
67
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10704/wollongong/topic/transport