Jervis Bay · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Jervis Bay

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

Every single home in Jervis Bay (L) has at least one motor vehicle, making cars essential for daily life. The area is heavily reliant on private transport, as no one uses public transport to get to work.

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📍 Jervis Bay, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 47.1% of households owning two vehicles and nearly 9% having four or more. This is well below the national and state figures for homes without a car, which sit at 0.0%.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Jervis Bay, 2 vehicles is the majority at 55%; 1 vehicle is next at 21%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is a common way to get to work for 33.9% of residents, while 38.7% drive. Working from home has risen to 9.7% since 2011, though this remains far below the Australian figure.

9.7% ▲ +225.8%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 9.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 8.9%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Jervis Bay, the largest group is Car (driver) at 44%, followed by Walked (38%) and Worked at home (11%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Jervis Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL922002/jervis-bay/topic/transport