9.2% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toongabbie - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Toongabbie - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than one in three workers in Toongabbie - West work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work defines the area's transport patterns, though most households still keep one or two cars. Public transport is available, but it is used much less often than working from home or driving.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure. Most households own one vehicle (41.6%) or two (34.6%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toongabbie - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work at 36.6%, which is far above the Australian figure. Another 34.6% of people drive as the main driver, while 5.0% use public transport, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
36.6% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% —
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
There are 45 public transport stops in the area, though the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure. Buses are the primary mode of transport, accounting for 92.6% of services.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.89
Lower than 57% 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).
803.1
Higher than 50% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,578
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
38,163
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes a typical resident only 3 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 25 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Toongabbie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011627/toongabbie-west/topic/transport