Modanville · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Modanville

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

Almost no one in Modanville uses public transport to get to work, with 0.0% of commuters choosing this option. While the area has more stops per person than most similar places, the reliance on private cars is very high. Most homes here are well-equipped for driving, with half of all households owning two vehicles.

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📍 Modanville, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Private cars are essential here, as only 3.6% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is much lower than the 9.2% seen across New South Wales.

3.6% ▼ -17.3%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 3.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Modanville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (19%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 62.5% of people as the driver. Those working from home make up 14.9%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.

14.9% ▲ +224.5%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 14.9%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 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 Modanville, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 18%.

Public transport access

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

Modanville has 5 bus stops, meaning there are 8.14 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, the 40.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.

8.14

Higher than 86% 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).

40.7

Higher than 62% 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.

The walk to the nearest public transport stop typically takes about 5 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.

5

Lower than 68% 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 Modanville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12666/modanville/topic/transport