3.8% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Engadine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Engadine
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Engadine, where only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, the typical trip to the city is long and slow, making the car or working from home the preferred choices for most residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 44.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.7% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car is well below the national figure and has remained steady since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Engadine, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 32.6%, a figure far above the Australian average. Conversely, the number of people commuting by public transport has fallen sharply from 10% in 2016 to just 2% in 2021.
32.6% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Engadine has 114 public transport stops, which is among the largest number for its area type, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure. The journey to the city is slow, taking much longer than in most other areas.
114
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 79% 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).
868.3
Higher 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,356
Higher than 55% 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).
20,895
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).
77
Higher than 81% 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.
Driving to the city takes 34 minutes, which is longer than most areas. For those using local transit, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
34
Higher than 62% 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 Engadine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128021607/engadine/topic/transport