6.6% ▼ -28.8%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Merewether - The Junction · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Merewether - The Junction
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 28% of people in Merewether - The Junction work from home, a figure well above the national average. This shift toward remote work is part of a broader trend where most households rely on cars, despite having a high number of public transport stops available locally.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 41% having two vehicles. Only 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Merewether - The Junction, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 28.3% since 2011, while the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen to just 0.7%. This is much lower than in most other similar areas.
28.3% ▲ +635.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -60.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 with 86 public transport stops, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. All available services are buses, and there are slightly more departures per 1,000 people than the New South Wales figure.
86
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.93
Higher than 72% 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).
1,514.1
Higher than 74% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 9 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. Drive times to the city are among the highest for areas at this level, taking 106 minutes.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
106
Higher than 90% 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 Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031228/merewether-the-junction/topic/transport