1.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Colebee · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Colebee
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 40.2% of people in Colebee work from home, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of home working is a standout feature for the area, where most households are well-equipped with multiple cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a car, with only 1.6% of households having none, a figure well below the state and national averages. More than half of all homes have two vehicles, and about 19% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Colebee, 2 vehicles is the majority at 54%; 3 vehicles is next at 19%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 40.2% of the workforce works from home, another 39.1% drive as the main driver. Only 1.1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
40.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Bus services make up 100% of the local network, with 14 stops and two routes providing more options than most similar areas. Despite this, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.85
Higher than 69% 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).
689.5
Higher than 82% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop is quick, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 34 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
34
Lower than 71% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Colebee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10965/colebee/topic/transport