1.8% ▼ -48.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kyle Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kyle Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of daily life in Kyle Bay, where 40.6% of residents do not need to leave for work. This high rate of home-based work is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Most households here are well-equipped for travel, with very few homes lacking a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common in Kyle Bay, as only 1.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. About 40.4% of households own two vehicles, while 20.5% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kyle Bay, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 40.6% of the workforce works from home, 36% of residents drive to their jobs. Only 1.0% of people use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
40.6% ▲ +861.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -85.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport access is strong with 5 stops and one route, which is more than most similar areas. However, the 70-minute transit time to the city is much higher than in most other areas.
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.81
Higher than 77% 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).
1,081.8
Higher than 87% 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).
25,259
Higher than 78% 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).
37,853
Higher than 60% 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).
70
Higher than 74% 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 to the city is relatively quick by car, with a drive time of 22 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
22
Lower than 81% 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 Kyle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12235/kyle-bay/topic/transport