22.2% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Riverwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Riverwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 22% of homes in Riverwood have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This reliance on other travel options is supported by a high number of public transport stops and services. While many people still drive or work from home, the area stands out for its strong connectivity and transit access.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more households here live without a car compared to the rest of the state. About 22.2% of homes have no vehicle, while 44.1% of households own just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Riverwood, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 30.9% of residents, which is well above the national figure. Around 7% of people commute using public transport, a rate among the highest for similar areas.
30.9% ▲ +1323.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -70.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 is highly accessible with 82 stops and 9 routes, which are among the largest totals for this level. The area has 6.41 stops per 1,000 people, a little above the New South Wales figure.
82
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.41
Higher than 83% 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).
1,604.4
Higher than 90% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
67,161
Higher than 88% 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).
260,917
Higher than 88% 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).
56
Lower than 53% 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, with a drive time of 19 minutes that is much lower than most areas. Many residents live exceptionally close to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop often taking zero minutes.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Riverwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13386/riverwood/topic/transport