20.1% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mascot
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in Mascot live without a car than in most other areas, with 20.1% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is far above the national figure of 7.4%. The area is well-connected, with many people working from home or using public transport to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About one in five homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, half of all households have just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mascot, 1 vehicle is the majority at 50%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A high proportion of the workforce works from home at 37.3%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21.0%. Those who do travel are more likely to use public transport (10.6%) than people in most other areas.
37.3% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.6% —
Higher than 99% 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.
Mascot has a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, well above the state figure. While the number of stops per person is much lower than most areas, the transit time to the city is also much lower.
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.
2.09
Lower than 78% 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).
2,071.3
Higher than 85% 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).
66,495
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).
299,893
Higher than 88% 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).
37
Lower than 86% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Most people can reach their nearest transport stop within a 4-minute walk.
4
Lower 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Mascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011635/mascot/topic/transport