8.1% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Koonawarra · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Koonawarra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short walk to a bus stop is a common feature of daily life in Koonawarra, where public transport access is much higher than in most similar areas. While 26 stops serve the area, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common setup is one or two cars, with 37.5% of homes having one vehicle and 35.9% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Koonawarra splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, with 60.4% commuting as a driver. Only 11.5% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average of 31%.
11.5% ▲ +815.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Koonawarra has 6.97 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. All public transport here is provided by buses, though weekly departures per person are well below the state average.
26
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.
6.97
Higher than 85% 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).
911.0
Higher than 86% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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 a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 71 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.
71
Higher than 51% 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 Koonawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12196/koonawarra/topic/transport