11.4% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Epping (East) - North Epping · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Epping (East) - North Epping
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Epping (East) - North Epping now works from home, which is far above the national figure. This shift toward remote work is a standout feature of the area, where 53.5% of people avoid a daily commute entirely.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 7.4%. Nearly half of all households rely on a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Epping (East) - North Epping, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here at 53.5%, a figure far above both the state and national averages. For those who do travel, 5.7% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
53.5% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% —
Higher than 86% 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.
Public transport stops per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure, with buses making up 82.7% of the available modes. Weekly departures are also well below the state average.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.12
Lower than 68% 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).
1,023.0
Higher than 58% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,404
Lower than 54% 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).
87,339
Higher than 68% 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).
54
Lower than 58% 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.
The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It typically takes about 5 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop.
5
Higher than 50% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Epping (East) - North Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126011720/epping-north-epping/topic/transport