4.0% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Narara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Narara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Narara go without a car, with only 4% lacking a motor vehicle. This high reliance on driving is a key part of daily life here, especially since the area is nearly an hour's drive from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least two cars, with 41.9% owning two and 14.7% owning three. The share of homes with no vehicle is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Narara, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common, rising 23 points since 2011 to reach 26.7%. This is well above the national figure, while only 1.3% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work.
26.7% ▲ +605.4%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -84.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Narara has 53 public transport stops, which is more than 62% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the state figure, and the area has fewer public transport routes than most.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.41
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
935.4
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,157
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
18,580
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes much longer to drive to the city from Narara than from most other areas, taking about 58 minutes. On a local level, the typical walk to the nearest transport stop is around 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
58
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Narara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011035/narara/topic/transport