Fitzroy Falls · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Fitzroy Falls

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

A shift toward flexible work is a key story for Fitzroy Falls, where 35.7% of people now work from home. This is far above the national figure of 21%, reflecting a lifestyle where few residents rely on daily commutes. In this car-dependent area, every single home owns at least one motor vehicle.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is universal here, with no homes lacking a vehicle. Most households have two or three cars, and 15.7% own four or more.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Fitzroy Falls, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 1 vehicle (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Almost no one uses public transport to get to work, with 0.0% doing so. Instead, 45.5% of workers drive and 35.7% work from home, which is well above the New South Wales figure.

35.7% ▲ +74.6%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 28.2%
  • 2021: 35.7%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Fitzroy Falls, the largest group is Car (driver) at 50%, followed by Worked at home (39%) and Car (passenger) (6%).

Public transport access

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

While there are 13.64 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—these three bus stops provide very few services. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.

13.64

Higher than 89% 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).

68.2

Higher than 65% 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 around is challenging without a car, as it takes 62 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas at 105 minutes.

62

Higher 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.

105

Higher than 72% 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 Fitzroy Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11532/fitzroy-falls/topic/transport