1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
The Risk · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Risk
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A single bus route serves The Risk, where public transport options have remained limited since 2011. While the area has a high number of stops relative to its small population, the actual number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 67%, ahead of 4 or more (25%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Risk, 2 vehicles is the majority at 73%; 4 or more is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 26%, ahead of Worked at home (16%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 32.26 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average of 5.27. However, this is offset by a low volume of service, with 322.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people falling far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
32.26
Higher than 99% 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).
322.6
Higher than 75% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop takes about 8 minutes on foot, which is around the middle for similar areas.
8
Lower than 57% 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
- 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).
More for The Risk
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in The Risk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13853/the-risk/topic/transport