6.9% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Grenfell · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Grenfell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport access separates Grenfell from the rest of New South Wales. While most residents rely on cars, 0% of the workforce commutes via public transport. This creates a stark contrast to the state-wide experience where transit options are far more common.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own one or two cars, though 6.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Grenfell splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 59.9% of people driving. Only 13.4% of residents work from home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
13.4% ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
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: 0.4%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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.
There are 6 public transport routes and one stop, all served by buses. While this is more than many similar areas, the 9.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,313.6.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.38
Higher than 59% 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).
9.2
Higher than 58% 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).
6
Higher than 86% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes 65 minutes on average, which is much higher than in most other areas.
65
Higher than 88% 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.
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).
More for Grenfell
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11782/grenfell/topic/transport