1.8% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Douglas Park - Appin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Douglas Park - Appin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 22 percentage points since 2011 in Douglas Park - Appin, where 27.9% of people now do their jobs from home. This shift highlights a strong reliance on private transport and home-based work in a region where very few people use public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are essential here, with 60.2% of homes owning four or more vehicles. Only 1.8% 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 Douglas Park - Appin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (20%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Instead, nearly half of the workforce drives themselves, while 27.9% work from home, which is well above the national figure.
27.9% ▲ +369.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -82.6%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
While the area has 79 stops and 10 routes—well above the state average for stops per person—actual service is low. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure.
79
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.11
Higher than 84% 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).
324.7
Lower than 69% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,112
Lower 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).
11,112
Lower than 83% 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.
Getting around is slower than in most areas, with a typical 11-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking around 53 minutes.
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.
53
Higher than 75% 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 Douglas Park - Appin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123031446/douglas-park-appin/topic/transport