11.9% —
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parramatta · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Parramatta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 44% of people in Parramatta worked from home in 2021, a massive increase from just 3.4% in 2016. This shift is part of a broader trend where residents are less reliant on cars, with the area seeing a much higher share of car-free homes than most other parts of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. This number has risen slightly since 2016, while the most common setup is one vehicle per home at 46.5%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Parramatta, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 43.9% of workers staying home. Meanwhile, 4.5% of people commute via public transport, which is a little above the national figure but fell 15 points since 2016.
43.9% —
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% —
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
Parramatta has a huge network of 82 routes and 1,002 stops, making it one of the largest at this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are 1,759.2, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
1,002
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.90
Higher than 57% 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).
1,759.2
Higher than 89% 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).
82
Higher than 87% 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.
Getting around is convenient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
19
Lower than 73% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16260/parramatta/topic/transport