22.8% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashfield - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ashfield - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has become a defining feature for Ashfield - North, with 40.9% of residents now doing so. This shift is part of a broader trend toward less car reliance, as nearly 23% of homes here have no motor vehicle—a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22.8% of households do not own a car, which is far above the 9.2% seen across New South Wales. For those who do, the most common situation is owning a single vehicle, which applies to 54.4% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ashfield - North, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; No vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Commuting by public transport is well above the national figure at 10.5%. This connects with the high number of people working from home, at 40.9%, which is far above the Australian average of 21%.
40.9% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.5% —
Higher than 99% 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.
While 349,537 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average. The area is served by 8 different public transport routes.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.23
Lower than 66% 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).
769.3
Lower than 51% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
84,055
Higher than 88% 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).
349,537
Higher than 89% 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).
45
Lower than 74% 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 to the city is very quick, with a drive time of just 10 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Ashfield - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031676/ashfield-north/topic/transport