10.4% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mortdale - Oatley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mortdale - Oatley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than four in ten people in Mortdale - Oatley work from home, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of remote work is a standout feature of daily life in the area, alongside a higher-than-usual proportion of households that do not own a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. Most households have one or two vehicles, with 41.9% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mortdale - Oatley, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 43.9%, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 31%. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than most areas, at 5.8%.
43.9% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% —
Higher than 87% 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 50 public transport stops and 9 routes, though the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state figure. Despite this, the network is effective, with 160,306 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.40
Lower than 64% 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).
939.6
Higher than 55% 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).
27,309
Higher than 74% 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).
160,306
Higher than 81% 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).
58
Lower than 51% 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 nearest stop is quicker than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is around the middle for similar locations.
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.
23
Lower than 54% 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 Mortdale - Oatley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031666/mortdale-oatley/topic/transport