7.9% ▼ -40.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Little Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Little 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 Little Bay, with 40.8% of people doing so—a figure far above the national average. While the area is well-served by buses, it remains a place where most residents rely on cars or their own home offices to get through the day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 41.6% having one and 37.7% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Little Bay splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 8%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is very common here, as 40.8% of the workforce works from home, well above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Only 2.3% of people commute using public transport, which is about the same as the national rate.
40.8% ▲ +721.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -72.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 public transport stops and routes compared to most similar places, with 24 stops and 5 routes. However, all transit is via bus, and the 64-minute trip to the city is higher than in most areas.
24
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.
4.98
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).
2,954.1
Higher than 97% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,022
Higher than 77% 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).
73,325
Higher than 73% 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).
64
Higher than 64% 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.
Residents have a quick 17-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most areas. Getting to the nearest transport stop is also easier than usual, taking only 6 minutes on foot.
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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Little Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12358/little-bay/topic/transport