2.5% ▼ -46.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woy Woy Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Woy Woy Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 43.5% of people working in Woy Woy Bay work from home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its remote work culture compared to the rest of the country. Most households here rely heavily on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 44.7% of homes having two vehicles and only 2.5% having none. This rate of car-free households is well below both the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woy Woy Bay, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While many people work from home, those who do travel rely almost entirely on cars, as 0.0% of residents commute using public transport.
43.5% ▲ +306.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 one bus route and one stop, which is more than many similar areas. However, this is far below the New South Wales average for stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people.
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.
2.36
Higher than 67% 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).
122.9
Higher than 71% 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).
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.
The drive time to the city is 53 minutes, which is lower than most areas. In contrast, the 66-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most other places.
66
Higher than 89% 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.
53
Lower than 60% 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 Woy Woy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14444/woy-woy-bay/topic/transport