12.4% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - Inner South West · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Inner South West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 33.5% of people in Sydney - Inner South West now work from home, far above the national figure of 21%. This shift is part of a broader trend where fewer people rely on cars, with more residents living without a motor vehicle than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. While this figure fell slightly since 2011, it remains among the highest for similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - Inner South West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 31 points since 2011 to 33.5%. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than most areas at 5.8%, though this is down 12 points from 2011.
33.5% ▲ +1267.6%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.8% ▼ -67.1%
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 2,832 public transport stops and 90 routes, which is more than most similar places. This helps explain why weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the New South Wales figure.
2,832
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.68
Higher than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,472.2
Higher than 72% of region (sa4) 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).
90
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Inner South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/119/sydney-inner-south-west/topic/transport