East Corrimal · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in East Corrimal

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A high number of people working from home sets East Corrimal apart from the national trend. While 27.6% of workers stay at home, a small number of residents—only 0.9%—use public transport to get to their jobs. This creates a distinct balance between remote work and local travel.

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📍 East Corrimal, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 39.4% owning one and 37% owning two.

8.9% ▼ -18.8%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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East Corrimal splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with No vehicle at 9%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common here at 27.6%, a figure well above the Australian average. In contrast, very few people use public transport for their commute, with only 0.9% taking the train or bus.

27.6% ▲ +1207.1%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.9% ▼ -81.3%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In East Corrimal, Car (driver) is the majority at 60%; Worked at home is next at 34%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has a high number of stops and five different routes, making it better served than about 88% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.

5.54

Higher than 80% 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).

558.3

Higher than 79% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a transit stop is very quick, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 61 minutes.

3

Lower than 79% 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.

61

Lower than 55% 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 East Corrimal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11351/east-corrimal/topic/transport