15.2% —
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Liverpool - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Liverpool - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Strong public transport access puts Liverpool - West ahead of most similar areas. While 15.2% of homes have no motor vehicle—a figure well above the national average—the area is well served by a high number of transit stops and frequent departures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.2% of homes here do not have a motor vehicle, which is among the highest for similar areas and well above the 7.4% national figure. Most households have one or two cars, with 41% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Liverpool - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the most common way to get to work, used by 47.2% of residents. About 20.4% work from home, which is higher than most areas, while 3.9% use public transport, a figure a little above the state average.
20.4% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% —
Higher than 74% 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 has 86 public transport stops and 23 routes, making it better connected than about 90% of similar areas. With 6.26 stops per 1,000 people, the number of weekly departures is far above the New South Wales figure.
86
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.26
Higher 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).
2,532.8
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).
23
Higher than 86% 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).
239,188
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).
89
Higher than 99% 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 some of the best access to transport, with the walk to the nearest stop being among the lowest for similar areas. The typical drive time to the city is 28 minutes.
0
Lower than 99% 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 Liverpool - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127031732/liverpool-west/topic/transport