22.3% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashfield - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ashfield - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in Ashfield - South live without a car than the national average, with 22.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other options is supported by a high density of transport services and a very short 12-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 9.2% figure for New South Wales. For those who do own a car, having just one vehicle is the most common setup at 51.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ashfield - South, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; No vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 43.0%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Additionally, the 9.0% of people who use public transport to get to work is well above the Australian average of 3.1%.
43.0% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.0% —
Higher than 95% 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 is highly accessible, with 2,450.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people being far above the New South Wales figure. The area has 18 different routes and 63 stops, making it one of the best-connected areas for reaching the city in just 44 minutes.
63
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.14
Higher 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).
2,450.8
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).
18
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
103,642
Higher than 90% 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).
410,420
Higher than 90% 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).
44
Lower than 76% 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 around is convenient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes. This is lower than most areas, matching the short 12-minute drive time to the city.
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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031677/ashfield-south/topic/transport