3.4% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Caringbah South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Caringbah South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of working residents in Caringbah South now work from home, marking a huge shift in how the area connects. This trend has seen the suburb become much more reliant on private vehicles and home-based work, while very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 45.6% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3.4% of households having no motor vehicle. This rate of car-less homes is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Caringbah South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 39.1%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, the share of people commuting by public transport has fallen sharply from 9.2% in 2016 to just 1.0%.
39.1% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport stops are more frequent here than in most similar areas, though the number of available routes is relatively low. While 67 stops serve the area, the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas at 79 minutes.
67
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.15
Higher than 62% 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).
765.3
Lower than 52% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,384
Higher than 52% 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).
82,132
Higher than 66% 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).
79
Higher than 84% 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 typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 26 minutes, placing it in the middle for similar locations.
2
Lower than 86% 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 Caringbah South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011603/caringbah-south/topic/transport