17.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kogarah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kogarah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Kogarah live without a car than in most other areas, with 17.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This lack of car ownership is far above the national figure and aligns with the area's excellent access to transit and the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This trend has barely changed since 2011, and the typical home in the area now has one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kogarah, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 32.8% since 2011, which is far above the national figure. While 9.1% of people use public transport for work—well above the state and national figures—this is a 20 point drop from 2011.
32.8% ▲ +1493.1%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.1% ▼ -68.8%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
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.
Public transport reach is very strong, with 227,293 people reachable within 45 minutes, a figure larger than about 89% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also a little above the state average.
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.
3.14
Lower than 67% 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).
1,565.4
Higher than 75% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
48,735
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).
227,293
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).
49
Lower than 68% 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 one-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also lower than most other places at 17 minutes.
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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041378/kogarah/topic/transport