21.1% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Eastlakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Eastlakes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 21% of homes in Eastlakes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of car-free living is mirrored in the way people travel, with a strong reliance on public transport and short commutes to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21.1% of households here do not own a car, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most other homes have one vehicle (45.6%) or two (23.7%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Eastlakes, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 6.6%, which is well above the Australian average of 3.1%. This shift away from cars is also seen in the 27.1% of people who work from home, a figure well above the national average.
27.1% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.6% —
Higher than 89% 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.
The area has a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the New South Wales figure. While there are 34 stops and 7 routes, all public transport services here are buses.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.80
Lower than 58% 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).
3,015.4
Higher than 87% 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).
42,804
Higher than 84% 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).
122,914
Higher than 75% 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).
51
Lower than 64% 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 is quick, with a drive time of only 12 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Eastlakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011634/eastlakes/topic/transport