9.4% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Christies Beach · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Christies Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Christies Beach rely on public transport and have access to more transit stops than in most similar areas. While many residents still drive to work, there is a high number of public transport routes and stops compared to other places of this size. This creates a distinct transport profile where transit access is strong, but the trip to the city remains long.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own one or two cars, with 44.1% having a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Christies Beach, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 8.5%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most residents drive themselves to work, though the 3.4% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
8.5% ▲ +195.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.4% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 is well-served with 31 stops and 13 routes, putting it among the largest for these totals. While weekly departures are much higher than most areas, the transit time to the city is among the highest at 86 minutes.
31
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.
5.20
Higher than 78% 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).
1,226.3
Higher than 87% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,525
Higher than 74% 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).
44,840
Higher than 62% 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).
86
Higher than 97% 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.
A 26-minute drive to the city is much lower than in most similar areas. For those using public transport, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 61% 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 Christies Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40257/christies-beach/topic/transport