10.4% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coniston · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Coniston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Coniston go without a car than in most other areas, with 10.4% of households having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other options is supported by an exceptional number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, 44.8% have just one vehicle, while 29.4% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coniston, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 25.8%, which is well above the Australian figure of 21.0%. While 47% of people drive themselves to work, 2.3% use public transport, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
25.8% ▲ +1102.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -62.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
Public transport access is very high with 7.06 stops per 1,000 people, well above the New South Wales figure. While the area has more routes and stops than about 86% of similar places, the number of weekly departures is well below the state average.
16
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.06
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).
896.3
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).
6
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting to a nearby stop is incredibly easy, with the walking time among the lowest for its level. The drive time to the city is 66 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
66
Lower than 52% 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 Coniston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11010/coniston/topic/transport