18.8% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Liverpool - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Liverpool - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 19% of homes in Liverpool - East have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of car-free living is reflected in the way people travel, with a higher proportion of residents using public transport to get to work than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18.8% of households do not own a car, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do have vehicles, the most common setup is a single car, found in 56.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Liverpool - East, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; 2 vehicles is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 24.2%, which is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 5.6% of residents use public transport for their commute, a figure much higher than most other areas.
24.2% —
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% —
Higher than 86% 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 is well served by 37 different routes and a high number of weekly departures, though it has far fewer stops per 1,000 people than the state average. Most of this network relies on buses, which make up 97.2% of the available modes.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.34
Lower than 76% 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).
2,261.3
Higher than 86% 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).
37
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
64,330
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).
257,449
Higher than 87% 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.
Getting to a nearby transport stop is very quick, with a typical walk of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 29 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.
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 Liverpool - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031731/liverpool-east/topic/transport