Glen Oak · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Glen Oak

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

A 119-minute drive to the city marks the remote nature of Glen Oak. This is a place where cars are essential for almost every household, as there are no public transport routes or stops available for residents.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every single home in Glen Oak has a motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. Most households have multiple cars, with 43.1% owning two and 29.3% owning 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 Glen Oak, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 4 or more (30%) and 3 vehicles (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 58.2% of residents. Those working from home make up 16.0% of the workforce, a figure that is far below the state average.

16.0% ▲ +109.0%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 16.0%

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 Glen Oak, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 20%.

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport routes, stops, or departures in the area. This puts the local access far below the New South Wales figure.

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Lower than 99% 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.

The typical drive time to the city is 119 minutes, which is much higher than most similar areas.

119

Higher than 80% 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 Glen Oak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11656/glen-oak/topic/transport