Koonorigan · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Koonorigan

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost every single home in Koonorigan has at least one motor vehicle, making it far more car-dependent than the state or national averages. While public transport infrastructure exists, the area relies heavily on private cars and home-based work for daily travel.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are essential here, as 0.0% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, with nearly half of all households owning two vehicles.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Koonorigan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Half of workers drive to their jobs, and 23.2% work from home, which is a little above the national figure. No one in the area commutes using public transport.

23.2% ▲ +94.1%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.9%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 23.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Koonorigan, Car (driver) is the majority at 64%; Worked at home is next at 30%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 6 public transport stops and 1 route, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.

18.07

Higher than 91% 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).

361.4

Higher than 76% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Reaching the nearest public transport stop takes a typical 79 minutes, which is among the highest times recorded for areas of this level.

79

Higher than 96% 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.

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 Koonorigan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12197/koonorigan/topic/transport