8.6% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kirrawee · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kirrawee
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 38% of workers in Kirrawee now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward home-based work happens in a suburb with very strong transit links, including 60 public transport stops and 12 different routes. It is a place where many residents have easy access to the city and local services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home, accounting for 41.8% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kirrawee, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here at 37.4%, well above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Driving is the next most popular way to get to work, while 3.2% of people use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas.
37.4% ▲ +867.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -77.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Public transport access is a major strength, with 5.45 stops per 1,000 people and 174,598 people reachable within 45 minutes. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
60
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.45
Higher than 79% 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).
581.5
Higher than 80% 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
43,943
Higher than 86% 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).
174,598
Higher than 86% 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).
59
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is convenient, with a very short two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 28 minutes, which is much lower 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.
28
Lower than 76% 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 Kirrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12181/kirrawee/topic/transport