0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greenhills Beach · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Greenhills Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single household in Greenhills Beach owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas in the region. This reliance on private transport is mirrored in the way people work, with 42% of the workforce operating from home, far above the national figure of 21%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is exceptionally high here, with 93.1% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Not a single household in the area is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Greenhills Beach, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 3 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, with 42% of residents doing so—a rate far above both the state and national figures. Only 0.4% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the rest of the country.
42.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
While the area has more transport routes and stops than many similar places, the actual service levels are far below the state average. All public transport options are buses, and only 42,510 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.91
Higher than 69% 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).
453.1
Higher than 77% 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).
42,510
Higher than 62% 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 is relatively quick, with a drive time of 27 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have a short walk to the nearest transport stop, typically taking only 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
27
Lower than 77% 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 Greenhills Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11770/greenhills-beach/topic/transport