5.9% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Arrawarra · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Arrawarra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher public transport use than most similar areas defines Arrawarra, where 35.6% of workers commute by bus. While most homes rely on cars, the area has a surprising number of residents who do not own a vehicle and a very high rate of public transport use compared to the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 5.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Arrawarra, 1 vehicle is the majority at 66%; 2 vehicles is next at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is a major choice for workers here, with 35.6% using it, which is far above the national figure of 3.1%. Conversely, only 6.7% of people work from home, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
6.7% ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
35.6% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 35.6%
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 has three public transport stops, all for buses, which is more than about 74% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.08
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
67.7
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 13 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, which is around the middle for areas of this type.
13
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality 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.
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 Arrawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10089/arrawarra/topic/transport