26.5% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Gymbowen · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Gymbowen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the working population in Gymbowen drives to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While cars are essential, a high number of residents work from home compared to the national average, with 26.5% of workers doing so.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 4 or more at 53%, ahead of 2 vehicles (26%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gymbowen, the largest group is 4 or more at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary choice for 58.8% of workers, while 26.5% work from home, a figure well above the Australian average. No one in the area uses public transport to get to work.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 most similar areas, though weekly departures are far below the Victorian figure.
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.
16.67
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).
166.7
Higher than 72% 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 transport stop is a challenge in Gymbowen, with a typical walk taking 51 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
51
Higher than 80% 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
- 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 Gymbowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21122/gymbowen/topic/transport