3.2% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Connells Point · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Connells Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Connells Point than in most similar areas, with 40.2% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of remote work is a standout feature of the local landscape, alongside a very strong reliance on private cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 43.4% owning two and 11.8% owning four or more. Only 3.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Connells Point, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 40.2%, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. For those who travel, 35.1% drive alone, while only 1.7% use public transport, a figure slightly below the state average.
40.2% ▲ +676.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -75.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
There are 14 public transport stops and 4.85 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the area relies entirely on buses and takes 63 minutes to reach the city by transit, which is higher than most areas.
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.
4.85
Higher than 77% 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).
1,095.0
Higher than 87% 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).
25,259
Higher than 78% 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).
92,057
Higher than 77% 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).
63
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city by car is relatively quick, with a drive time of 23 minutes. Residents also have very easy access to transit, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes to the nearest stop.
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.
23
Lower than 80% 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 Connells Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11013/connells-point/topic/transport