Cabramatta - Lansvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Cabramatta - Lansvale

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Public transport access is higher than about 75% of similar areas in Cabramatta - Lansvale, though many residents still rely on cars. A striking 16.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. This makes it one of the areas with the highest proportion of car-free households.

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📍 Cabramatta - Lansvale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly 17% of homes here do not own a car, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, although this fell by 5 percentage points since 2011. Most households have one vehicle, while 25.5% have two.

16.8% ▼ -23.1%

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 18.2%
  • 2021: 16.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Cabramatta - Lansvale, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and No vehicle (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

About 5.1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little above the national figure but fell 8.2 points since 2011. Those working from home rose to 16.7%, though this remains far below the state average of 31%.

16.7% ▲ +1006.3%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 16.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

5.1% ▼ -61.6%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 14.2%
  • 2021: 5.1%

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.

How people get to work

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In Cabramatta - Lansvale, Car (driver) is the majority at 61%; Worked at home is next at 21%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is well-served with 103 public transport stops, more than 90% of similar areas, though the 83-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most. Bus services dominate, making up 87.5% of the transport modes used.

103

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

4.27

Lower than 51% 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).

727.6

Lower than 53% 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).

24,101

Higher than 71% 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).

112,368

Higher than 73% 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).

83

Higher than 91% 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.

A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes. The drive time to the city is 28 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.

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.

28

Higher than 55% 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 Cabramatta - Lansvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021511/cabramatta-lansvale/topic/transport