1.8% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kilaben Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kilaben Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge shift toward working from home has reshaped how people move in Kilaben Bay. Nearly 27% of the workforce now operates from their own residence, which is well above the national figure. This preference for home-based work is mirrored by a heavy reliance on private cars for those who do leave the house.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in Kilaben Bay has a car, with only 1.8% of households owning none. This is well below the New South Wales and national figures, and nearly half of all homes have at least two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kilaben Bay, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Private cars are the primary way to get to work, as 0% of residents use public transport. This total lack of transit use for commuting is well below the national figure.
26.9% ▲ +440.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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.
The area has 13 public transport stops and one route, which is far above the New South Wales average for stops per person. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
13
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.58
Higher than 86% 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).
283.0
Higher than 74% 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.
Residents enjoy a very short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 88 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
88
Higher than 62% 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 Kilaben Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12133/kilaben-bay/topic/transport