5.7% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - Outer South West · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Outer South West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in working habits has hit Sydney - Outer South West, where the number of people working from home jumped 23 points since 2011. This trend is paired with a heavy reliance on cars, as only 5.7% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, and 38.4% own two. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is 5.7%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - Outer South West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the most common way to get to work, with 47% of people as the driver. While working from home rose to 25.9%—well above the national figure—the number of people using public transport fell 5.3 points since 2011 to just 2.3%.
25.9% ▲ +856.6%
Higher than 82% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -69.9%
Higher than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 5.75 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. Buses are the primary mode of transit, making up 96.5% of the routes, with 1,708 total stops across the region.
1,708
Higher than 69% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.75
Higher than 81% 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).
1,183.7
Higher than 60% 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).
95
Higher than 72% 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 - Outer South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/123/sydney-outer-south-west/topic/transport