6.4% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toronto - Awaba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Toronto - Awaba
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport stops than most similar areas serve Toronto - Awaba, yet the community remains heavily reliant on cars. While infrastructure is plentiful, very few people use it for their daily commute. This creates a landscape where most residents depend on private vehicles to travel across the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 37.9% owning two. Only 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Toronto - Awaba splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 20.0% since 2011, while only 0.8% of people use public transport to get to work. This is much lower than most other areas and has fallen 1.9 percentage points over the last decade.
20.0% ▲ +464.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 has 94 stops across 15 routes, meaning there are 6.73 stops per 1,000 people. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 5.27, though weekly departures are a little below the state average.
94
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.73
Higher than 80% 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).
1,078.8
Higher than 60% 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).
15
Higher than 78% 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.
Getting into the city is a long journey from here, with a typical drive time of 94 minutes. This is much higher than most similar areas.
94
Higher than 87% 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Toronto - Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021219/toronto-awaba/topic/transport