4.5% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of the workforce in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden now work from home, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of remote work helps explain why 34.2% of people avoid a daily commute, though the area remains heavily dependent on cars for other trips.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one motor vehicle, with 37.7% owning two. Only 4.5% of households have no vehicle, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 29 percentage points since 2011 to reach 34.2%. In contrast, those using public transport to get to work have fallen sharply to just 1.8%, which is a little below the Australian figure.
34.2% ▲ +510.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -81.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 66 public transport stops—more than 71% of similar areas—the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure. Most transit options are buses, making up 67.8% of the mix.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.77
Higher than 71% 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).
435.0
Lower than 64% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,445
Lower than 65% 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).
11,445
Lower than 82% 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.
It takes much longer to reach the city from here than most areas, with a typical drive time of 60 minutes. Getting to the nearest transport stop also takes longer than in most places, with a typical walk of 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
60
Higher than 77% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011453/lawson-hazelbrook-linden/topic/transport