10.7% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of working residents in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While the area has an abundance of public transport stops, very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on one or two cars, though this number of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 15.6% since 2016, yet this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Only 1.6% of workers use public transport, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen over recent years.
15.6% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 is well-served by buses, with 110 stops and 10 routes, which is among the largest for areas of this size. There are 7.75 stops per 1,000 people, well above the New South Wales figure of 5.27.
110
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.75
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).
1,493.5
Higher than 73% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, the drive time to the city is 68 minutes, much higher than most other areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
68
Higher than 80% 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011545/berkeley-lake-heights-cringila/topic/transport