24.4% —
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parramatta - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Parramatta - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of homes in Parramatta - South lack a motor vehicle compared to the rest of the state. This is a highly connected area where nearly 40% of workers operate from home and public transport use is well above national levels.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 24.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households that do own a car have just one, accounting for 53.6% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Parramatta - South, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; No vehicle is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 39.7%, which is far above the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national figure, with 11.4% of workers using it.
39.7% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
11.4% —
Higher than 99% 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.
While there are fewer stops per person than in most areas, weekly departures are a little above the state average. The area is well connected, with 216,886 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit.
30
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.04
Lower than 69% 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).
1,447.3
Higher than 72% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
45,735
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).
216,886
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).
60
Higher than 53% 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 around is easy, with a walk of just one minute to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also lower than in most similar places.
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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Parramatta - South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Parramatta - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041718/parramatta-south/topic/transport