4.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Eagle Vale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Eagle Vale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 5% of homes in Eagle Vale lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average. This heavy reliance on cars is a key feature of the area, where most households own at least one vehicle to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 4.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than the national figure. Most households are well-equipped, with 39.8% owning two vehicles and 16.3% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Eagle Vale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of the workforce (49.1%) drive themselves to work, while 21.0% work from home, a rate about the same as the Australian average. Only 1.8% commute by public transport, which is a little below the national figure.
21.0% ▲ +967.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -76.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
The area has a strong bus network with 29 stops and 5 routes, placing it among the largest for this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are 1,360.7, which is much higher than most similar areas.
29
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.
5.01
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).
1,360.7
Higher than 88% 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).
5
Higher than 86% 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).
41,571
Higher than 61% 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 city takes typically 36 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also have quick access to transit, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
36
Lower than 70% 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 Eagle Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11344/eagle-vale/topic/transport