30.0% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Zetland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Zetland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Zetland works from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work, combined with a very low car ownership rate, highlights a shift away from traditional commuting in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Few residents rely on cars here, as 30% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Zetland, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; No vehicle is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, with 52% of the workforce doing so, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the state and national figures at 6.9%.
52.0% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% —
Higher than 90% 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.
While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average, weekly departures are much higher than most areas. The area's transit connections are strong, with 354,593 people reachable within 45 minutes by public transport.
21
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.66
Lower than 82% 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).
1,591.6
Higher than 75% 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).
82,598
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).
354,593
Higher than 89% 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).
36
Lower than 87% 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 efficient, with a typical drive time of just 7 minutes. Most people can also reach their nearest public transport stop with a short 3-minute walk.
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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Zetland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117031648/zetland/topic/transport