2.6% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wollondilly · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Wollondilly
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Wollondilly than in most other parts of the country. Only 2.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, making it one of the most car-reliant areas in Australia. This heavy dependence on driving is reflected in the long commute times and limited use of public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 38.1% owning two and 18.5% owning four or more. The share of households without a vehicle has fallen to 2.6%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wollondilly, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 23.3% since 2011, though this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 31%. Very few people use public transport for work, at just 0.5%, which is a little below the national average.
23.3% ▲ +341.2%
Higher than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -77.7%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Wollondilly has 8.4 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure, with buses making up 89.2% of available services.
385
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.40
Higher than 94% 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).
273.9
Lower than 68% 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).
19
Lower than 63% 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.
Getting around is slow for those without a car, with a typical 62-minute drive to the city. The 18-minute walk to the nearest transport stop is much higher than in most other areas.
18
Higher than 75% 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.
62
Higher than 72% 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).
More for Wollondilly
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wollondilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12303/wollondilly/topic/transport