14.0% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lurnea - Cartwright · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lurnea - Cartwright
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of car-free living mark Lurnea - Cartwright, where 14% of homes have no motor vehicle. While the area has a high number of public transport stops and frequent services, most people still rely on cars or working from home to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14% of households here do not own a car, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. However, this has fallen slightly since 2016, and the most common arrangement is for a home to have one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lurnea - Cartwright, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 37%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped to 17.9% since 2016, though this remains well below the national figure. Only 2.2% of people use public transport for their commute, which is about the same as across Australia.
17.9% —
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 served with 74 public transport stops and a high number of weekly departures, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. All available public transport routes are bus services.
74
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.
5.84
Higher than 72% 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).
1,631.0
Higher than 76% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
43,943
Higher than 85% 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).
123,692
Higher than 75% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 29 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.
29
Higher than 57% 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 Lurnea - Cartwright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031599/lurnea-cartwright/topic/transport