13.9% ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Entrance · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Entrance
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in The Entrance lack a motor vehicle than in most other areas, with 13.9% of households having no car at all. This high rate of car-free living is supported by a very high number of public transport departures and a short walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 55.4% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Entrance, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is less common here than across Australia, at 18.6%. Half of the workforce drives themselves to work, while 3.4% use public transport, a figure much higher than in most similar areas.
18.6% ▲ +676.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 is served entirely by buses with 14 different routes and a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people. While there are 14 stops in the area, this is well below the New South Wales average.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.30
Higher than 71% 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).
2,416.1
Higher than 94% 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).
14
Higher than 86% 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).
22,825
Higher than 51% 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.
Daily travel is convenient for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest stop is just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. It typically takes 73 minutes to drive to the city.
1
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.
73
Higher than 52% 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 The Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13834/the-entrance/topic/transport