11.3% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Matraville - Chifley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Matraville - Chifley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of daily life in Matraville - Chifley, with 34.3% of workers doing so. This is far above the national figure and reflects a local trend where many residents avoid a daily commute entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, 35.6% of households have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Matraville - Chifley splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 39.6% of residents drive to work, 34.3% work from home, a figure well above the state average. Only 3.1% of people use public transport for their commute, which is about the same as the national average.
34.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% —
Higher than 66% 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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far above the New South Wales figure. This high frequency helps 48,636 people stay reachable within 30 minutes by transit.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.18
Lower than 52% 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).
3,342.6
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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
48,636
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).
113,495
Higher than 74% 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).
55
Lower than 56% 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 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Matraville - Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021653/matraville-chifley/topic/transport