8.7% ▼ -35.1%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Waratah - North Lambton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Waratah - North Lambton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in Waratah - North Lambton drive themselves to work. While the area is very well served by public transport, the number of people using these services to commute has fallen over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 8.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite the figure falling 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Waratah - North Lambton splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 21.0% since 2011, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, only 1.5% of residents use public transport to get to work, a figure a little below the national average.
21.0% ▲ +991.0%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -56.2%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Public transport access is a strong point, with 88 stops and 12 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the New South Wales figure, and the area has far more stops per person than most similar places.
88
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.83
Higher than 81% 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).
1,697.0
Higher than 77% 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).
12
Higher 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.
It takes about 6 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, which is higher than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than in most similar places.
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.
100
Higher than 89% 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 Waratah - North Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031234/waratah-north-lambton/topic/transport