19.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fairfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Fairfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Fairfield have no motor vehicle than in most similar areas, with 19.5% of households relying on other options. This reliance on non-car travel is supported by an extensive public transport network that reaches hundreds of thousands of people within 45 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 19.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is among the highest proportions for similar areas, the number has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (26%) and No vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 22.1% since 2011, and 4.9% of residents use public transport to get to work, which is a little above the national figure. Driving as the sole operator remains the most common commute at 43.7%.
22.1% ▲ +1525.4%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.9% ▼ -68.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 4.9%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is well connected with 17 different routes and 60 stops, making it larger than about 84% of similar places. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the state figure, weekly departures are about the same as the New South Wales average.
60
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.29
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).
1,360.3
Higher than 70% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
61,770
Higher than 87% 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).
332,837
Higher than 88% 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).
73
Higher than 76% 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.
Residents enjoy very quick access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 26 minutes.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021515/fairfield/topic/transport