2.4% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kariong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kariong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 32 public transport stops make Kariong stand out compared to similar areas. While the town has a high number of transit options and routes, very few people actually use them to get to work, with most relying on private cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 2.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Nearly 44% of households own two vehicles, and another 26.7% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kariong, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 25.4% of residents, which is well above the Australian figure. However, the vast majority still drive, with 50.6% of workers commuting as the driver of a car.
25.4% ▲ +559.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -71.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
The area is served by six bus routes, a total much higher than most similar areas. Despite this, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure.
32
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.93
Higher than 77% 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).
858.4
Higher than 85% 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).
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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
Reaching the nearest transport stop can take up to 56 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is 72 minutes, placing it around the middle for its level.
56
Higher than 83% 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.
72
Higher than 52% 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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12082/kariong/topic/transport