3.3% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan than in the rest of Australia, with 42.8% of the workforce doing so. This shift is part of a larger trend toward independence from the daily commute in this spacious area. Most households rely heavily on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here get by without a car, with only 3.3% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own at least two vehicles, and 15% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 42.8%, far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 11% down to just 1.4%.
42.8% ▲ +666.4%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -87.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
There are 79 public transport stops, giving the area a much higher number of stops per person than most other areas. However, only 11,790 people can reach their destination within 45 minutes using these services.
79
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.70
Higher than 80% 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).
1,090.8
Higher 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,790
Lower than 64% 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).
11,790
Lower than 82% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city takes longer than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 43 minutes. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also much slower than elsewhere, taking around 24 minutes.
24
Higher than 83% 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.
43
Higher than 70% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121021404/berowra-brooklyn-cowan/topic/transport