16.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Parramatta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Parramatta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in North Parramatta now work from home, a massive increase from just 2.1% in 2011. This shift happened alongside a high number of households living without a car, with 16.7% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than 16% of households here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most homes that do have a car own just one, accounting for 55.7% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Parramatta, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 46%, a figure far above the national level of 21%. While public transport use is a little above the state average at 3.8%, this is a big drop from 16.3% in 2011.
46.0% ▲ +2103.4%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -76.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
The area has a huge number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. It is well connected, with 23 different routes and 89 stops, making it possible for over 200,000 people to be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
89
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.89
Lower than 56% 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).
2,946.2
Higher than 87% 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).
23
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
55,215
Higher than 86% 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).
205,140
Higher than 86% 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).
62
Higher than 57% 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 local transport is easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. This is lower than most other areas.
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 North Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041489/north-parramatta/topic/transport