Yennora · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Yennora

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More people live without a car in Yennora than in most similar areas. About 28% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7%. This high rate of car-free living is supported by a public transport network that is much more extensive than in most other areas.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly 28% of Yennora homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 9% seen across New South Wales. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, held by 34% of households.

28.4% ▼ -4.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 26.5%
  • 2021: 28.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Yennora, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 34%, followed by No vehicle (28%) and 2 vehicles (23%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common here, with 28.8% of the workforce doing so, which is well above the Australian figure of 21%. While 40% of people drive to work, those using public transport make up 3.7% of the total.

28.8% ▲ +1284.1%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.7% ▼ -70.4%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 14.6%
  • 2021: 3.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Yennora, Car (driver) is the majority at 51%; Worked at home is next at 36%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is very well served by transit, with 15 stops and 7 routes, both of which are more than 85% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also far above the New South Wales figure.

8.96

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).

2,314.0

Higher than 93% 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).

18,260

Higher than 72% 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).

206,287

Higher than 87% 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).

71

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Residents have a short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 6 minutes on average. While the drive to the city is relatively quick at 26 minutes, this is much lower than in most similar areas.

6

Lower than 64% 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.

26

Lower than 78% 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 Yennora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14524/yennora/topic/transport