6.6% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Freshwater - Brookvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Freshwater - Brookvale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
High levels of public transport access and remote work define Freshwater - Brookvale, where nearly 47% of people work from home. While the area is well-connected with a large number of transit stops, it remains a place where most households rely on cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.6% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is higher than most similar areas and has fallen by 2.3 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Freshwater - Brookvale, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 46.8% of people doing so. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have dropped sharply, falling 10 points since 2011 to just 2.4%.
46.8% ▲ +867.8%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -80.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
The area is very well served by transit, with 145 stops and 21 routes, which is among the largest at this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the New South Wales figure, though the trip to the city takes 71 minutes, which is longer than most areas.
145
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.64
Higher than 79% 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).
3,533.1
Higher than 88% 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).
21
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
30,944
Higher than 76% 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).
106,477
Higher than 73% 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).
71
Higher than 73% 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 relatively quick at 18 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, it takes longer than usual for residents to walk to their nearest stop, with a typical walk of 6 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Freshwater - Brookvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/122031429/freshwater-brookvale/topic/transport