9.0% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Wollongong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Wollongong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in West Wollongong drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way people get around. While cars are common, the area is also well-served by public transport with a high number of stops and frequent services. This mix provides residents with several reliable options for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 38.7% of homes having two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →West Wollongong splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 27.7% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is 1.8%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
27.7% ▲ +1019.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -58.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 very accessible, with 9 stops per 1,000 people and 2,104 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both far above the New South Wales figures. The area is served by 12 different bus routes.
47
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.00
Higher than 87% 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).
2,104.9
Higher than 92% 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).
12
Higher than 86% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes no time at all for many, putting this area among the lowest for walk times. The typical drive to the city takes 62 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.
62
Lower than 55% 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)).
- 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 Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14272/west-wollongong/topic/transport