15.1% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Homebush · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Homebush
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than one in three workers in Homebush now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward home-based work is part of a broader trend where 15.1% of households live without a car, which is well above the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households rely on a single car, making up 57.1% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Homebush, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 36.5%, which is far above the Australian figure. While 10.7% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the national rate—this is a drop of 20 points since 2011.
36.5% ▲ +1604.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.7% ▼ -65.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 10.7%
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.
Public transport connects Homebush to a huge number of people; 321,523 people can be reached within 45 minutes. However, the area has only 1.97 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 5.27.
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.
1.97
Lower than 79% 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).
614.0
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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
36,764
Higher than 80% 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).
321,523
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).
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.
The drive time to the city is just 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Despite this speed, the 10-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
10
Higher than 71% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031396/homebush/topic/transport