13.9% ▲ +118.2%
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Reid · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Reid
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 42.2% of workers in Reid now work from home, far exceeding national figures. This shift toward remote work is a defining part of daily life in the area, where commuting patterns have changed rapidly. While many residents avoid the daily trip, those who do travel often rely on a high frequency of nearby public transport services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.9% of homes in Reid have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, and the proportion has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Reid, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 42.2%, up 38 points since 2016 and far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for work is also well above the state and national averages at 7.1%, although this fell 19 points since 2016.
42.2% —
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% —
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 a much lower number of stops per 1,000 people than most areas, yet the number of weekly departures is well above the state average. Bus services dominate the network, making up 94.5% of the available routes.
686
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.40
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,848.6
Higher than 81% of federal electorate 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).
75
Higher than 75% of federal electorate 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 city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.
5
Lower than 59% of federal electorate 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.
13
Lower than 88% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Reid [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED137/reid/topic/transport