9.8% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Caringbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Caringbah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly one in three workers in Caringbah now work from home, making it a place where remote professional life is far more common than across Australia. While public transport options are plentiful, a huge shift has occurred since 2016 as the number of people commuting by transit has plummeted.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though nearly 10% of Caringbah households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure, though the proportion has fallen since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Caringbah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 30 points since 2016 to reach 32.3%, a figure far above the Australian average. Meanwhile, only 2.5% of people use public transport for their commute, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
32.3% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
Caringbah has 78 public transport stops and 15 routes, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. Despite having more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
78
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.07
Higher than 74% 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).
1,246.3
Higher than 66% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
46,578
Higher than 86% 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).
98,791
Higher than 71% 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).
74
Higher than 77% 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.
A short walk of just three minutes gets most people to their nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 24 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.
24
Lower 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 Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011602/caringbah/topic/transport