2.0% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Leppington - Catherine Field · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Leppington - Catherine Field
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2% of homes in Leppington - Catherine Field have no motor vehicle, making car ownership essential for daily life here. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, most people rely on cars or work from home to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 44.6% of homes having two vehicles and 12.4% owning four or more. This means the 2% of households without a car is well below the 7.4% national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Leppington - Catherine Field, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 32.2% of residents doing so. Other workers rely heavily on cars, as only 1.9% of the workforce commutes by public transport.
32.2% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% —
Higher than 50% 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.
The area has 73 stops and 13 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of people who can reach others within 45 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 79% of other areas.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.81
Higher than 71% 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).
1,182.6
Higher 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,559
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).
12,559
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.
Getting around on foot or by transit takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical 10-minute walk to the nearest stop and a 38-minute drive to the city.
10
Higher 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.
38
Higher 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 Leppington - Catherine Field [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011728/leppington-catherine-field/topic/transport