12.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Canterbury (North) - Ashbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Half of the working population in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury now work from home, making it one of the most remote-friendly areas in the region. This shift is part of a broader trend where the area's strong public transport links and close proximity to the city shape how people move daily.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households rely on a single car, while 28.3% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 50.6%, far above the national figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, those who use public transport to get to work make up 4.7% of the workforce, though this is much lower than it was in 2011.
50.6% ▲ +1193.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -78.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 is well connected, with 15 different routes and 52 stops, meaning 220,538 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state average.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.33
Higher than 50% 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).
2,443.7
Higher than 86% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
45,209
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).
220,538
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).
52
Lower than 62% 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 into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 13 minutes. Daily trips are further eased by the fact that the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes.
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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031392/canterbury-ashbury/topic/transport