15.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Botany · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Botany
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people own cars in Botany than in most similar areas, and the area has a very high rate of people working from home. While 15.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, the typical resident is only 11 minutes from the city center. This mix of city proximity and remote work shapes how people move through the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 16% of Botany homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, although it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Botany, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 34.1% of the workforce doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for work is also well above the state average at 6.6%, though this is down 11 points since 2011.
34.1% ▲ +1477.5%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.6% ▼ -61.6%
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 a small number of stops and routes compared to other areas, but the frequency of service is among the highest. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, with buses making up 96.3% of the service.
185
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.15
Lower than 73% 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).
2,697.0
Higher than 94% 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).
21
Lower than 60% 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.
Botany is very close to the city, with a typical drive time of only 11 minutes. The walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 6 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Botany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11701/botany/topic/transport