Croydon Park - Enfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Croydon Park - Enfield

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far more people work from home in Croydon Park - Enfield than in most similar areas, with 40.8% of the workforce doing so. This shift is part of a huge trend, as the figure has risen by 38 points since 2011. While the area is very well connected to the city, car use remains common for those who do travel.

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📍 Croydon Park - Enfield, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 11.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households rely on one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes fell slightly since 2011.

11.8% ▼ -11.2%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.2%
  • 2016: 11.2%
  • 2021: 11.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Croydon Park - Enfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, where only 21% do so. In contrast, use of public transport for commuting is about the same as the state average, but it has fallen sharply from 13% in 2011 to 2.8% today.

40.8% ▲ +1210.4%

Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 40.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.8% ▼ -78.8%

Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 14.0%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In Croydon Park - Enfield, Worked at home is the majority at 51%; Car (driver) is next at 40%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bus services are frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far above the New South Wales figure. Despite having a large number of routes and stops, the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average.

61

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

3.50

Lower than 62% 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).

2,173.2

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).

66,586

Higher than 87% 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).

297,357

Higher than 88% 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).

55

Lower than 56% 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.

A short 13-minute drive to the city makes this area much faster to access than most. Residents also benefit from a quick walk to the nearest transport stop, which typically 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 Croydon Park - Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031393/croydon-park-enfield/topic/transport