8.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Avondale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Avondale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher levels of public transport access than most similar areas mark Avondale, though the 77-minute drive to the city keeps it moderately distant from the urban centre. While infrastructure is relatively strong for the area's size, most people still rely on private cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.7% owning two. However, 8.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Avondale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 58.4% of residents. About 20.3% work from home, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales average of 31%.
20.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Avondale has 8 public transport stops and 2 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. All available services are buses, though the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the state figure.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.72
Higher than 76% 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).
910.3
Higher than 86% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes about 42 minutes, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
42
Higher than 75% 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.
77
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality 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 Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10117/avondale/topic/transport