Camden - Ellis Lane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Camden - Ellis Lane

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Very few people use public transport in Camden - Ellis Lane, where almost 30% of workers now operate from home. While the area has a high number of transport stops compared to similar places, the vast majority of residents rely on private cars to get around.

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📍 Camden - Ellis Lane, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 38.8% of homes having two vehicles and 13.7% having four or more. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national level and has fallen since 2011.

4.4% ▼ -27.0%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 4.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Camden - Ellis Lane, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged to 28.8%, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, only 0.6% of people commute by public transport, a proportion that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.

28.8% ▲ +632.2%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 28.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.6% ▼ -59.8%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Camden - Ellis Lane, Car (driver) is the majority at 59%; Worked at home is next at 36%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 81 public transport stops and 14 routes, both of which are more than most similar areas. All these services are buses, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little below the New South Wales figure.

81

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

6.09

Higher than 74% 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).

1,099.7

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).

13,295

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).

46,661

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

A typical drive to the city takes 46 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop is about 4 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.

4

Lower 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.

46

Higher than 72% 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 Camden - Ellis Lane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123011433/camden-ellis-lane/topic/transport