3.0% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Austral - Greendale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Austral - Greendale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in working habits has hit Austral - Greendale, where the proportion of people working from home jumped 21 percentage points since 2011. Now, 30.4% of the workforce operates from home, reflecting a modern move away from traditional commuting. Most residents rely heavily on private cars to get around this large area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with only 3.0% having no motor vehicle—a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Many households have multiple cars, as 37.9% have two and 17.0% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Austral - Greendale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 4 or more (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 30.4%, which is well above the national figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with only 1.8% doing so, which is about the same as the state average.
30.4% ▲ +219.6%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
While there are 79 stops and 7 routes—more than most similar areas—the service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the New South Wales figure, and all transit options are buses.
79
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.30
Higher than 76% 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).
443.9
Lower than 64% 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).
12,533
Lower than 61% 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).
12,533
Lower 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive to the city is longer than in most areas, taking about 40 minutes. However, the walk to the nearest transit stop is short, typically taking just 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.
40
Higher than 68% 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 Austral - Greendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011505/austral-greendale/topic/transport