2.3% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Camden · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Camden
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in Camden go without a car compared to the rest of the state. This area is heavily dependent on private vehicles, though working from home has become much more common over the last decade. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own at least two vehicles, with 45.9% having exactly two and another 26.6% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Camden, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 28.7% since 2011, which is well above the national figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.1%, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
28.7% ▲ +673.0%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -56.6%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 good number of stops and routes, with 513 stops and 34 routes in total. While weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most similar areas, the service is almost entirely provided by buses.
513
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.30
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,082.6
Higher than 81% of council (lga) 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).
34
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 45 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for its level. Residents generally have quick access to transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas.
5
Lower than 67% of council (lga) 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.
45
Lower than 54% of council (lga) 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).
More for Camden
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11450/camden/topic/transport