8.5% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Epping (NSW) - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Epping (NSW) - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in Epping (NSW) - West work from home, which is far above the national figure. This creates a unique travel pattern where over 51% of the workforce avoids a daily commute. The area is well-connected for those who do travel, with quick drive times to the city and strong public transport links.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Nearly half of all households rely on a single car, while 34.2% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Epping (NSW) - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here at 51.9%, a figure far above the 21% national average. For those who leave the house, 4.8% use public transport, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.7%.
51.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% —
Higher than 80% 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 is a major asset, with 14 routes and 77 stops making this area more connected than about 77% of similar places. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most areas and slightly above the state figure.
77
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.12
Lower than 53% 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).
1,480.2
Higher than 73% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
49,286
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).
125,889
Higher than 76% 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).
51
Lower than 64% 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 city is relatively fast, with a typical drive time of 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 5 minutes.
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 (NSW) - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126011721/epping-west/topic/transport