4.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pretty Beach · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Pretty Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of those working in Pretty Beach do so from home, a figure far above the national average. While the area has more public transport stops than most similar places, it remains heavily reliant on cars for travel. This combination makes it a distinct hub for remote work within the Central Coast region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 44.8% having two vehicles. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pretty Beach, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 43.2% of the workforce doing so—far above the Australian figure of 21.0%. For those who do travel, 31.2% drive and 3.2% use public transport.
43.2% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
Pretty Beach has 12.74 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average of 5.27. However, weekly departures are much lower than the national figure, and all services are buses.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
12.74
Higher than 89% 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).
535.0
Higher than 79% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is easier than in most areas, with a typical walk taking only 4 minutes. The drive time to the city is around 75 minutes, which is about average for this level.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
75
Higher than 53% 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 Pretty Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13273/pretty-beach/topic/transport