28.7% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Strathfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Strathfield - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Strathfield - East go without a car than the national average, with 28.7% of households owning no motor vehicle. This strong shift away from car reliance is linked to the area's exceptional transit links and a high number of people using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 29% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is having just one vehicle, which applies to 42.8% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Strathfield - East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by No vehicle (29%) and 2 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas at 19.9%, which is far above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is also common here, with 29.2% of the workforce doing so.
29.2% —
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
19.9% —
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.
The area is a major transit hub with 48 different routes and a very high number of weekly departures. This accessibility is reflected in the reach of the network, with over 570,000 people accessible within 45 minutes by transit.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.45
Higher than 52% 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).
2,522.2
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).
48
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
67,705
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).
570,436
Higher than 93% 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).
43
Lower than 77% 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 quick, with a typical drive time of just 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Local access is also easy, as the walk to the nearest stop is only 2 minutes for most people.
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 Strathfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031680/strathfield-east/topic/transport