15.1% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Artarmon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Artarmon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of working residents in Artarmon work from home, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of remote work and a short 9-minute drive to the city make it a highly connected area. Many households here forgo cars entirely, with 15.1% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. Most households rely on a single car, while only 3.5% of homes have three vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Artarmon, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 55.6% of the workforce doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. Those who do travel to work are more likely to use public transport than people in most other areas, at 6.2%.
55.6% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% —
Higher than 87% 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 there are only 6 public transport stops, these links are highly effective, with 488,485 people reachable within 45 minutes. The transit time to the city is among the lowest at this level, taking just 30 minutes.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.64
Lower than 93% 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).
521.8
Lower than 61% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
103,870
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).
488,485
Higher than 91% 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).
30
Lower than 92% 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 efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes. This is mirrored by a very short drive time to the city, which is much lower than most areas at just 9 minutes.
3
Lower 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.
9
Lower than 90% 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 Artarmon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011682/artarmon/topic/transport