7.3% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carlingford · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Carlingford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Carlingford than in most similar areas, with 41.3% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of remote work defines the local transport landscape, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.2% owning two vehicles. Only 7.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is about the same as the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Carlingford splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, far above the national figure of 21.0%. In contrast, the share of people using public transport to get to work has fallen sharply since 2011 to just 1.9%.
41.3% ▲ +989.0%
Higher than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -80.3%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 a high number of weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure. Bus services dominate the local network, making up 93.0% of all public transport modes.
333
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.50
Higher than 51% 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).
1,532.0
Higher than 75% 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).
18
Lower than 65% 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 to the city is relatively quick, with a drive time of 20 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also have excellent access to transit, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
20
Lower than 64% 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 Carlingford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Carlingford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12502/carlingford/topic/transport