24.1% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Erskineville - Alexandria · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Erskineville - Alexandria
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 61.3% of workers in Erskineville - Alexandria now work from home, far exceeding the national figure. This shift towards remote work and a high number of car-free households makes the area less reliant on daily driving than most other places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in four homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 9.2%. This car-free trend has grown since 2011, with 24.1% of households now without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Erskineville - Alexandria, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; No vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant choice for 61.3% of residents, which is far above the national figure. While 4.7% use public transport to commute—a little above the state average—this is a sharp drop from the 32.2% recorded in 2011.
61.3% ▲ +1534.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -85.4%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 301,774 people reachable within 45 minutes, among the largest number for any similar area. There are 15 different routes and 2,012.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure.
75
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.92
Lower than 56% 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).
2,012.6
Higher than 84% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
47,463
Higher than 86% 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).
301,774
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).
40
Lower than 81% 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 into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes. Most residents also live very close to transport, 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 Erskineville - Alexandria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031330/erskineville-alexandria/topic/transport