14.4% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Strathfield · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Strathfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Strathfield than in most other areas, with 14.4% of homes owning no motor vehicle. This lifestyle is supported by a high density of transport options and a very short trip to the city. The area has shifted heavily toward flexible work, with 36.3% of people now working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. The most common setup is one vehicle per home, while 26.9% of households own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Strathfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 36.3%, a figure far above the Australian average of 21%. While 9.2% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the national figure—this is a drop of 14 percentage points since 2011.
36.3% ▲ +1028.0%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.2% ▼ -59.9%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
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.
Public transport is highly available, with 211 stops and 25 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than in most areas and sit a little above the state figure.
211
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.63
Higher than 68% 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).
1,621.3
Higher than 87% 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).
25
Higher than 74% 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.
Daily travel is convenient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most other areas, taking just 14 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
14
Lower than 84% 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 Strathfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17100/strathfield/topic/transport