17.3% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Marrickville - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Marrickville - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Marrickville - North than in the rest of the country, with 51.9% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of remote work is mirrored by a strong trend toward car-free living, as 17.3% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 17.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. Roughly half of all households rely on a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Marrickville - North, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 51.9% of the workforce doing so, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the national average at 4.2%.
51.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% —
Higher than 76% 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.
This area has some of the highest weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people in the region, reaching 2,795.8. While it has 11 different routes and a fast 39-minute transit time to the city, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.17
Lower than 67% 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).
2,795.8
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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
59,215
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).
183,017
Higher than 85% 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).
39
Lower than 83% 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 very quick, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
6
Higher 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Marrickville - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021636/marrickville-north/topic/transport