4.5% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carlingford - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carlingford - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a major part of daily life in Carlingford - West, where 43.4% of residents do so. This is far above the national figure of 21.0% and suggests a shift away from traditional daily commuting for many in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own at least one car, with 42.6% having two vehicles. Only 4.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carlingford - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Beyond the high number of people working from home, 34.2% of workers drive themselves to work. Only 2.3% use public transport, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
43.4% —
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% —
Higher than 56% 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 73 public transport stops and 9 routes, which is more than many similar areas, though the 70-minute trip to the city is higher than most. Buses are the primary mode of transit for 91.3% of users.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.79
Lower than 58% 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).
1,144.3
Higher than 62% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,251
Higher than 60% 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).
72,259
Higher than 63% 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).
70
Higher than 71% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is quick for most, with a walk time of 2 minutes that is lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 21 minutes.
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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Carlingford - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125021712/carlingford-west/topic/transport