1.9% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Acacia Gardens · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Acacia Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Acacia Gardens owns a car, making it much more vehicle-dependent than most similar areas. While the suburb is well-connected by bus, a huge 40.7% of residents now work from home, which is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 1.9% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and the typical home here has two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Acacia Gardens, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged since 2016 to reach 40.7%, a rate far above the Australian average. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell sharply to 1.6%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
40.7% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 is largely bus-based here, with a high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the state. However, it takes much longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, taking around 82 minutes.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.18
Higher than 63% 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).
1,624.3
Higher than 76% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
57,201
Higher than 87% 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).
95,291
Higher than 70% 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).
82
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city by car takes about 29 minutes, which is typical for its level. The area is very walkable for transit users, with the nearest stop usually only a 2-minute walk away.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
29
Higher than 57% 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 Acacia Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021562/acacia-gardens/topic/transport