19.7% ▼ -28.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Coogee · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Coogee
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of working residents in South Coogee work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift away from traditional commuting is paired with a high number of car-free households. While most residents still use cars, the area is well-connected to the city and local transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost one in five homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households keep one or two cars, with 36.7% having a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Coogee, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 37%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 47.1% of employees doing so—far above the 21% national figure. For those who do travel, 29.5% drive as the primary driver, while 2.7% use public transport.
47.1% ▲ +973.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -82.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Bus services are the only transit option, with 25 stops across the area and 2,952.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. This high frequency helps 185,772 people remain reachable within a 45-minute trip.
25
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.
4.46
Higher than 75% 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).
2,952.4
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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
58,741
Higher than 87% 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).
185,772
Higher than 87% 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).
50
Lower 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.
The area is highly accessible, with a typical 14-minute drive to the city. Residents also enjoy very quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
14
Lower than 90% 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 South Coogee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13595/south-coogee/topic/transport