Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard

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

Working from home has become a major part of daily life in Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard, with 21% of the workforce now doing so. While most people still rely on cars, the area is well served by a high number of public transport stops compared to other similar places.

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📍 Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 9.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own one or two cars, though the proportion of carless homes fell by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.

9.6% ▼ -18.6%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.8%
  • 2016: 9.7%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Cabramatta West - Mount Pritchard splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (33%) and 1 vehicle (32%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Over half of workers drive to work, while 21% work from home—a huge rise from just 1.9% in 2011. Only 1.9% use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national figure.

21.0% ▲ +978.8%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 21.0%

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

1.9% ▼ -73.3%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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 West - Mount Pritchard, Car (driver) is the majority at 64%; Worked at home is next at 26%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 110 public transport stops, among the largest number for its level, and 6.03 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the own state figure. All available routes are bus services.

110

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.

6.03

Higher than 73% 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).

1,103.8

Higher than 61% 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).

18,249

Higher than 57% 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).

52,939

Higher than 56% 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.

It takes about 31 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most areas. A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes.

4

Lower than 57% 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.

31

Higher than 59% 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 West - Mount Pritchard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021512/cabramatta-west-mount-pritchard/topic/transport