2.3% ▼ -16.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car dependence is a defining feature of daily life in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora, where only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. Most residents rely on their own transport to navigate the area, while a significant 37.1% of workers now operate from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Ownership is very high, with 75.7% of households owning two or more vehicles. This is reflected in the fact that only 2.3% of homes lack a car, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 37.1%, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, those who do commute rely heavily on cars, while public transport use has fallen to just 0.9%.
37.1% ▲ +993.0%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -82.4%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 98 public transport stops, more than about 89% of similar areas, but these are all bus services. Despite the number of stops, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state figure.
98
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.68
Higher than 56% 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).
1,041.0
Higher than 59% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,927
Higher than 64% 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).
20,927
Lower than 70% 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.
Getting around on foot is difficult, as the 13-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas. This contributes to a long drive time of 48 minutes to the city, which is higher than most areas.
13
Higher than 74% 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.
48
Higher than 73% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021535/menai-lucas-heights-woronora/topic/transport