Campbelltown · Council (LGA)

Transport & Vehicles in Campbelltown

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Over 62% of workers in Campbelltown drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. The area is well-connected with a high number of bus routes and services, though far fewer people work from home compared to the national average.

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📍 Campbelltown, Council (LGA)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have one or two cars, while 7.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This lack of a car is much higher than in most other similar areas, though the figure has fallen slightly since 2011.

7.5% ▼ -17.7%

Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 9.1%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 7.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Campbelltown splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

About 7% of people use public transport to get to work, which is well above the Australian figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, only 10.5% work from home, a rate far below the national average of 21%.

10.5% ▲ +270.7%

Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

7.0% ▼ -17.7%

Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 8.5%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 7.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Campbelltown, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bus services are the only form of public transport here, with 63 routes and 252 stops. This results in 1,528 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most other areas.

4.60

Higher than 67% 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).

1,528.1

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The area is conveniently located, with a typical 11-minute drive to the city, which is much lower than most similar areas. It takes about 7 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.

7

Lower than 57% 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.

11

Lower than 89% 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 Campbelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40910/campbelltown/topic/transport