15.9% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lakemba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lakemba
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 16% of homes in Lakemba have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of car-free living is supported by excellent access to transit, with the nearest stop only a one-minute walk away for most people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.9% of households live without a car, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages and has barely changed since 2016. For those who do own vehicles, over half of homes have just one car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lakemba, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 8.0%, though this fell 13 points since 2016. Meanwhile, working from home rose sharply since 2016 to reach 21.0%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
21.0% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.0% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 8.0%
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.
Lakemba has 53 public transport stops and 9 routes, meaning over 314,000 people can reach the area within 45 minutes. However, there are only 3.1 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.10
Lower than 68% 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).
989.9
Higher than 57% 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).
83,100
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).
314,790
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).
62
Higher than 57% 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 relatively quick, with a drive time of 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest transit stop takes only one minute, a time that is much lower than most other places.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021573/lakemba/topic/transport