14.2% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Ryde - Meadowbank · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Ryde - Meadowbank
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in West Ryde - Meadowbank than in most similar areas, with 45.6% of workers doing so. This shift is part of a broader trend where public transport use for commuting has fallen since 2011, even though the area remains well-connected to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
A high 14.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households have one car (51.9%) or two (25.8%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Ryde - Meadowbank, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, where only 21.0% do so. While 6.8% of people still use public transport to get to work—well above the national figure—this is down 19 points since 2011.
45.6% ▲ +1528.7%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -74.1%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 is very accessible, with 158,934 people reachable within 45 minutes by transit, which is more than 82% of similar areas. However, there are only 3.33 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the state figure of 5.27.
67
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.33
Lower than 65% 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).
1,276.6
Higher than 67% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,555
Higher than 76% 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).
158,934
Higher than 81% 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).
57
Lower than 52% 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 quick, with a drive time of 18 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transport, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 West Ryde - Meadowbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021503/west-ryde-meadowbank/topic/transport