5.4% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forestville - Killarney Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Forestville - Killarney Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Forestville - Killarney Heights now work from home. This represents a massive shift in how people get around, with the area seeing a huge rise in remote work since 2011. Most households here rely on cars, and very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 43.1% have two. Only 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forestville - Killarney Heights, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, at 49.5%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people commuting by public transport has fallen sharply since 2011, dropping from 11.0% to just 2.0%.
49.5% ▲ +592.4%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -82.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 relies entirely on buses for public transport. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state average, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the New South Wales figure.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.65
Lower than 60% 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).
2,335.2
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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,161
Lower than 58% 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).
47,309
Higher than 52% 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).
57
Lower than 52% 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 into the city by car is faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes. Residents also live close to transit, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Forestville - Killarney Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031427/forestville-killarney-heights/topic/transport