1.2% ▼ -33.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fishing Point · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Fishing Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people rely on cars in Fishing Point than in most similar areas. While the suburb has a high number of transport stops, almost no one uses them to get to work, and only 1.2% of homes are without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with nearly half of all homes owning two vehicles. This means Fishing Point has far fewer car-less homes than the state average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fishing Point, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, as 0% of residents use public transport for their commute. Around 21.5% work from home, which is about the same as the national figure.
21.5% ▲ +400.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 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.
Fishing Point has a high number of stops and routes compared to similar areas, with 7.24 stops per 1,000 people. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales average.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.24
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).
300.5
Higher than 75% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A walk to the nearest stop typically takes just 5 minutes, which is lower than in most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 88 minutes, which is higher than most similar places.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
88
Higher than 62% 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 Fishing Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11529/fishing-point/topic/transport