22.9% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kingsford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kingsford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in Kingsford live without a car than the national average, with 22.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This high level of car-free living is supported by excellent connectivity, including a very short walk to the nearest transit stop and a quick 11-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 23% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 9.2%, though this fell by 8.2 percentage points since 2016. The most common setup is one vehicle per home, seen in 45.2% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kingsford, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 39.5% of people doing so—well above the state figure of 31.0%. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than most areas, though it fell from 26.5% in 2016 to 6.2% in 2021.
39.5% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
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.
Kingsford has a high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. While there are fewer stops per person than in most areas, 15 different routes serve the area and the trip to the city takes just 33 minutes.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.01
Lower than 69% 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).
3,371.2
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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
84,837
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).
333,808
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).
33
Lower than 89% 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 efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is lower than most areas, consistent with the very short 11-minute drive time to the city.
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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Kingsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021565/kingsford/topic/transport