0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Croom · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Croom
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 35% of workers in Croom operate from home, marking a significant shift toward flexible work. This high rate of remote employment is a defining feature of the area, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are essential here, as not a single home in Croom is without a motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%, with many households owning four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Croom, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 4 or more (30%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 34.9%, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. No one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure that is well below the national rate.
34.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Croom has 8.93 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure. However, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is well below the state average.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.93
Higher than 87% 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).
946.4
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).
2
Higher than 75% 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 around is a challenge, as the drive time to the city is 140 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. Similarly, it takes much longer than usual to reach the nearest stop, with a walk of 54 minutes.
54
Higher than 82% 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.
140
Higher than 88% 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 Croom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11125/croom/topic/transport