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.
Cataract · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cataract
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 59,500 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Cataract stand out, though these services are spread across a large area. While the numbers for stops and departures are far above the state average, the local reality involves long travel times to reach the city.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 0%, ahead of Car (passenger) (0%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Bus services are the only option here, with 750 stops per 1,000 people—a figure far above the New South Wales average. Despite having three stops and one route, which is more than most similar areas, the service is concentrated in a few spots.
750.00
Higher than 99% 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).
59,500.0
Higher than 99% 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.
Daily travel is a challenge, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 68 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. Similarly, the drive time to the city is 128 minutes, also much higher than in most other places.
68
Higher than 90% 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.
128
Higher than 85% 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
- 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 Cataract [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10853/cataract/topic/transport