12.4% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sydney - Parramatta · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Sydney - Parramatta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Sydney - Parramatta since 2011, with the proportion of people doing so jumping by 34 points to 36.3%. This shift in how people get to work comes alongside a high number of car-free households and a strong public transport network. The area's transit options are much more frequent than the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is much higher than most areas, the share of car-free homes actually fell by 1.0 point since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sydney - Parramatta, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
More than a third of workers (36.3%) now work from home, a figure far above the 21.0% national average. Those who do travel for work use public transport at a rate of 5.4%, which is a little above the state and national figures, though this dropped 11 points since 2011.
36.3% ▲ +1418.7%
Higher than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% ▼ -66.3%
Higher than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible here, with 1,523.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a little above the New South Wales figure. The area has 2,374 stops and 98 routes, making it larger than about 85% of similar areas for stops.
2,374
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.81
Higher than 58% 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).
1,523.3
Higher than 74% 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).
98
Higher than 73% 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 - Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/125/sydney-parramatta/topic/transport