12.1% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley than in most similar areas. This trend, combined with a high number of households without cars, reflects a community that relies less on daily driving than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 7.4% national figure. Nearly half of all households have just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (27%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 36.3%, a figure far above the Australian average of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for its area type, sitting well above the national figure.
36.3% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.5% —
Higher than 91% 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.
Public transport connects this area to a huge number of people—over 250,000 are reachable within 45 minutes—and the trip to the city is much faster than in most similar areas. However, there are far fewer transport stops per person than across New South Wales.
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.
3.02
Lower than 69% 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).
600.3
Lower than 58% 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).
47,163
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).
251,597
Higher than 87% 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).
43
Lower than 77% 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.
The area is very accessible, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. It also has a short drive time to the city of 15 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041668/arncliffe-bardwell-valley/topic/transport