24.2% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chatswood - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Chatswood - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people here ditch the car than in most similar areas, with nearly a quarter of Chatswood - East homes having no motor vehicle. This is a highly connected hub where half the workforce works from home and public transport is used far more than the national average. Its prime location makes the city very easy to reach.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 24.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households that do own a car have just one, while only 1.3% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chatswood - East, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; No vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 49.8% of the workforce doing so—far above the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national average at 7.7%.
49.8% —
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.7% —
Higher than 92% 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 has 42 different transport routes and 82 stops, which is more than about 82% of similar places. Service is frequent, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the New South Wales figure.
82
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.18
Lower 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).
2,515.5
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).
42
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,003
Higher than 84% 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).
207,129
Higher than 86% 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).
36
Lower than 87% 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 11 minutes. The nearest transport stop is also very close, with a typical walk of only 3 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Chatswood - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121011684/chatswood-east/topic/transport