8.6% ▲ +43.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Koolewong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Koolewong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 40% of workers in Koolewong work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work defines the area's transport patterns, even as it maintains strong links to public transport networks.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do have cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home at 41.7%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Koolewong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 39.7%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Around 4% of people use public transport for their commute, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
39.7% ▲ +602.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -81.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 a high number of transport options, with 19 stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state average, though buses make up the bulk of the service at 85.4%.
19
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.
20.65
Higher than 93% 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).
2,567.4
Higher than 95% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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).
8,205
Lower than 61% 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.
Getting to a stop is very easy here, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 58 minutes.
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.
58
Lower than 57% 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 Koolewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12194/koolewong/topic/transport