21.2% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Marrickville - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Marrickville - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people now work from home in Marrickville - South than in the past, with 48.3% of workers doing so. This shift helps explain why over 20% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. The area is highly connected, with a short 13-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 21.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households that do own a car have just one, accounting for 51.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Marrickville - South, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 48.3%, which is far above the Australian average of 21.0%. Additionally, 6.8% of people commute by public transport, a rate well above the national figure.
48.3% —
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% —
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are well above the state average at 1,697.1. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, the area has 10 different routes and a very short transit time to the city.
35
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.45
Lower than 75% 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).
1,697.1
Higher than 77% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
74,500
Higher than 88% 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).
444,067
Higher than 90% 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).
29
Lower than 92% 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 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop is also very short, taking only one minute.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021637/marrickville-south/topic/transport