16.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Crows Nest - Waverton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Crows Nest - Waverton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 60% of workers in Crows Nest - Waverton now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend toward less car dependency in the area, where a high number of homes live without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households have just one vehicle, while only 1% of homes own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Crows Nest - Waverton, 1 vehicle is the majority at 60%; 2 vehicles is next at 19%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 57 points since 2011 to reach 61.6%, while the share of people using public transport to get to work fell sharply over the same period to 4.6%.
61.6% ▲ +1120.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -86.0%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 very well connected, with 247,777 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit and weekly departures far above the state average. Despite having fewer stops per 1,000 people than most areas, it offers 31 different public transport routes.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.46
Lower than 63% 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).
2,273.3
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).
31
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
39,763
Higher than 82% 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).
247,777
Higher than 87% 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).
34
Lower than 88% 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.
Travel to the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 Crows Nest - Waverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121041414/crows-nest-waverton/topic/transport