9.2% —
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Auburn - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Auburn - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quarter of the workforce in Auburn - South now works from home, marking a huge shift in how people get around. While car travel remains the primary way to get to work, the area's layout makes it very easy for residents to reach local transport on foot.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own either one or two cars, though 9.0% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Auburn - South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 24.5% since 2016, though this is still well below the New South Wales figure. Only 3.1% of residents use public transport to get to work, a drop of 11 points since the last census.
24.5% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 well-connected, with 95,915 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit. However, there are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state average, and it takes longer than most areas to get to the city.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.18
Lower than 52% 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).
570.0
Lower than 59% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
28,347
Higher than 74% 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).
95,915
Higher than 70% 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).
69
Higher than 70% 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 short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop is common here, which is lower than in most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 20 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
20
Lower than 60% 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 Auburn - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011584/auburn-south/topic/transport