Peninsula Profile:
Method of Travel to Work

The car remains by far the most popular means of transport to work for people living on the peninsula. This is consistent with the trend for the whole Gosford Local Government Area. The Peninsula does however have a higher proportion of the population who catch the train to work (21%) compared to Gosford Local Government Area (13%)

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Method of Travel to work
 

Number

%

Train

2793

21.1

Bus

183

1.4

Ferry/Tram

0

0.0

Taxi

24

0.2

Car/Driver

6035

45.6

Car/Passenger

883

6.7

Motorbike

80

0.6

Bicycle

137

1.0

Other

270

2.0

Walked

292

2.2

Worked at home

570

4.3

Did not go to work

1758

13.3

Not Stated

215

1.6

Total

13240

 

Source: Peninsula Precinct Profile 1999, Gosford City Council