17.6% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Gosford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Gosford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in West Gosford lack a motor vehicle than in most similar areas, with 17.6% of households owning no car. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. The area is well served by public transport, which supports a higher rate of transit use for commuting than is typical for other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 17.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common situation is having just one vehicle, which applies to 51.1% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Gosford, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 25.7%, which is well above the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than in most areas, with 3.9% of workers using it.
25.7% ▲ +637.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -67.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 has 28 public transport stops and 10 routes, making it larger than about 91% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, though all services are buses.
28
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.
17.48
Higher than 91% 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).
2,851.4
Higher than 96% 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).
10
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).
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 quicker than for most areas, with a typical walk of just 4 minutes. The drive time to the city is 55 minutes, which is around the middle for its 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.
55
Lower than 59% 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 West Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14261/west-gosford/topic/transport