5.0% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cambridge Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cambridge Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A vast majority of households in Cambridge Park rely on private cars to get around, with only 5% of homes having no motor vehicle. While the area is well-served by local bus stops, very few residents use public transport for their daily commute to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.8% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car is 5.0%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cambridge Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 22.9% since 2011, though this is still well below the state average. Only 1.7% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen 4.6 points over the last decade.
22.9% ▲ +1307.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -73.4%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 has a high number of public transport stops, with 102 stops being more than 90% of similar areas. All available services are buses, with 1,227.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is about the same as the state figure.
102
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.37
Higher than 77% 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).
1,227.3
Higher than 65% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,004
Higher than 51% 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).
33,970
Lower than 57% 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.
Daily trips are convenient for some, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the 40-minute drive time to the city is higher than for most other places.
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.
40
Higher than 68% 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).
More for Cambridge Park
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Cambridge Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031457/cambridge-park/topic/transport