13.0% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Druitt - Whalan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Druitt - Whalan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Mount Druitt - Whalan than in most other areas, with 13.0% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While many residents rely on cars, the area is served by a high number of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.0% of homes have no car, which is much higher than most areas. While this is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, the proportion of car-less homes has fallen by 3.2 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Druitt - Whalan, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 20.6% since 2011, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%. Public transport use for work is 5.0%, which is a little above the national average, but this is down 9.4 points from 2011.
20.6% ▲ +1440.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -65.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 very well connected, with 127 public transport stops and 25 routes, among the largest totals for similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, though the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
127
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.54
Higher than 68% 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).
2,251.0
Higher than 86% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
41,454
Higher than 83% 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).
178,014
Higher than 84% 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).
81
Higher than 88% 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.
A drive to the city typically takes 32 minutes, which is higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop is among the lowest in the country, with some residents living 0 minutes away.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
32
Higher than 60% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mount Druitt - Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031317/mount-druitt-whalan/topic/transport