Bungwahl · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Bungwahl

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

Far fewer people work from home in Bungwahl compared to the rest of the country. While the area has a high number of public transport stops for its size, the vast majority of residents rely on cars to get around and get to work.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, with 44.9% owning two vehicles. However, 8.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.

8.2% ▲ +180.3%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Bungwahl, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work, with 63.5% of people as the driver. Only 10.4% work from home, a figure that is far below both the New South Wales and national figures.

10.4% ▲ +247.2%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 10.4%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Bungwahl, Car (driver) is the majority at 79%; Worked at home is next at 13%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bungwahl has 8.03 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. Despite this, weekly departures are far below the New South Wales figure, and all available services are buses.

8.03

Higher than 86% 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).

152.6

Higher than 72% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a public transport stop takes a long time here, with a typical walk of 60 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.

60

Higher than 85% 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 Bungwahl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10684/bungwahl/topic/transport