7.3% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lambton - New Lambton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lambton - New Lambton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge rise in working from home defines the recent shift in Lambton - New Lambton, where the share of people working at home jumped by 22 percentage points since 2011. While public transport options are plentiful, very few people actually use them for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and only 7.3% have no motor vehicle. This figure is about the same as the national average, though it has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lambton - New Lambton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 25.2%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, only 0.9% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
25.2% ▲ +679.9%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -66.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 very high access to services, with 110 public transport stops and 1,730.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people. Both figures are well above the New South Wales average, though all services are provided by buses.
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.
6.34
Higher than 76% 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).
1,730.6
Higher than 78% 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.
It takes a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is 99 minutes, a figure much higher than most areas.
6
Higher 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.
99
Higher than 88% 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 Lambton - New Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031225/lambton-new-lambton/topic/transport