5.4% ▼ -77.6%
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Whitlam · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Whitlam
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Whitlam drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. While most homes now own at least one vehicle, very few people use public transport to commute. This shift is clear, as the number of households without a car has plummeted over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 5.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 24% of households were without a car. Most homes now have one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Whitlam, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 19.7%, though this remains far below the state figure of 31%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with just 0.8% doing so, which is much lower than most areas.
19.7% —
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% —
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
Whitlam has 1,005 public transport stops, which is more than 83% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6, with buses making up almost all services.
1,005
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.96
Higher than 85% 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).
751.6
Lower than 65% 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).
64
Higher than 61% 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 into the city is a long trip from here, with the typical drive time taking 88 minutes. This is much higher than most areas.
88
Higher 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 Whitlam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED147/whitlam/topic/transport