16.1% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Penshurst · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Penshurst
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Penshurst live without a car than in most similar areas, with 16.1% of homes having no motor vehicle. This high rate of car-free living is matched by a strong use of public transport and a high number of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Half of all homes have one vehicle, while 26% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Penshurst, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and No vehicle (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 32.1%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also high at 10.9%, well above the state average of 2.7%.
32.1% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.9% —
Higher than 99% 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 a very high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people (1,947.3), which is well above the New South Wales figure. It is also one of the best-connected areas, with over 219,000 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.99
Lower than 55% 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).
1,947.3
Higher than 83% 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).
72,345
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).
219,735
Higher than 86% 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).
51
Lower than 64% 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 typical drive time of 19 minutes. Most residents are only a 2-minute walk from their nearest transport 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031667/penshurst/topic/transport