5.6% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gordon - Killara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gordon - Killara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher proportion of people work from home in Gordon - Killara than the national average, with 54% of workers avoiding a daily commute. This shift is part of a dramatic trend, as working from home rose by 46 percentage points since 2011. Most households rely on cars, though the area is well connected by a high number of transit routes and stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Gordon - Killara splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the primary way people get to work here, at 54%, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport for their commute fell 17 points since 2011 to reach 4.1%.
54.0% ▲ +554.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.1% ▼ -80.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 more public transport routes and stops than about 75% to 83% of similar areas, and 13 routes serve the community. However, the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both well below the New South Wales figures.
83
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.70
Lower than 59% 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).
852.4
Higher than 52% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,433
Higher than 67% 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).
87,916
Higher than 68% 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).
53
Lower than 60% 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.
A drive to the city is quicker here than in most areas, taking about 17 minutes. In contrast, the 11-minute walk to the nearest stop is longer than the typical experience in most other areas.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Gordon - Killara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031407/gordon-killara/topic/transport