3.6% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Silverwater - Newington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Silverwater - Newington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 44% of people who work in Silverwater - Newington do so from home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This high level of home working is a standout feature for the suburb, where most residents also rely heavily on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, at only 3.6%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Silverwater - Newington splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (41%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with a rate of 44.2%. In contrast, only 1.6% of the workforce use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure.
44.2% —
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% —
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 5.08 stops per 1,000 people and a very high number of weekly departures, well above the state average. However, all services are buses, and the transit time to the city is much higher than in most areas.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.08
Higher than 61% 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).
2,058.9
Higher than 85% 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).
9,246
Lower 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).
116,515
Higher than 74% 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).
77
Higher than 81% 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.
Residents enjoy very quick access to transport, with a one-minute walk to the nearest stop. For those traveling by car, the 15-minute drive time to the city is lower than in most other areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Silverwater - Newington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011709/silverwater-newington/topic/transport