1.7% ▼ -43.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kiama Downs · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kiama Downs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Kiama Downs relies on a car to get around, with only 1.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is reflected in the long 84-minute commute to the city. While public transport stops are plentiful, very few people actually use them for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 46.6% of homes have two vehicles and 10.6% have four or more. Only 1.7% of households get by without a car, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kiama Downs, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 27.1% of residents, a figure well above the Australian average. For those who do travel, the vast majority drive, while only 0.4% use public transport.
27.1% ▲ +706.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -65.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 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.
The area has 34 public transport stops and 6.68 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales figure. However, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
34
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.68
Higher than 84% 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).
408.7
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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is quick, with a typical walk taking only 4 minutes. Despite this easy access to stops, the drive time to the city is high at 84 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.
84
Higher than 59% 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 Kiama Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12125/kiama-downs/topic/transport