59.4% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney (South) - Haymarket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney (South) - Haymarket
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of homes in Haymarket have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. This is a highly connected area where most people rely on public transport, walking, or working from home to get around. Its central location means residents can reach the city in just 5 minutes by car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 60% of households here do not own a car, a rate far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Only about 5% of homes have two vehicles, and very few have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney (South) - Haymarket, No vehicle is the majority at 59%; 1 vehicle is next at 35%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 32.5%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also very high at 17.1%, much higher than the New South Wales average of 2.7%.
32.5% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
17.1% —
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.
The area has 138 public transport routes and a massive 4,434.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. While there are fewer stops per person than in most areas, over 823,000 people can be reached from here within 45 minutes by transit.
58
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.91
Lower than 71% 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).
4,434.8
Higher than 89% 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).
138
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
258,065
Higher than 99% 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).
823,244
Higher than 97% 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).
19
Lower than 99% 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 around is quick, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 5 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 Sydney (South) - Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031645/sydney-haymarket/topic/transport