9.3% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Druitt · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Druitt
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 1,800 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Mount Druitt's transit frequency much higher than most areas. While the region is well-served by transport, the typical person still relies heavily on a car to get to work. A shift is occurring here, with working from home jumping 21 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011, with 37% of households now owning a single car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mount Druitt splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers drive themselves to work, while 21.9% work from home. Although the number of people using public transport for their commute is higher than most areas, it has fallen 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
21.9% ▲ +1681.1%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -68.3%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
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.
Mount Druitt has a very high level of access, with 6.03 stops per 1,000 people and 697 total stops. This is much higher than most areas, providing a level of service well above the New South Wales figure.
697
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.03
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,803.9
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
28
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 32 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. However, the 9-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most areas.
9
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
32
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Mount Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11603/mount-druitt/topic/transport