9.1% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Abbotsford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Abbotsford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift toward remote work defines the way people move in Abbotsford, where over half the workforce now works from home. This change is far above the national figure, creating a local landscape where home-based employment is much more common than traditional commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure of 7.4%. Most households keep one or two cars, with 44.9% having one and 34.8% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Abbotsford, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here at 50.6%, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 31.0%. Only 2% of residents use public transport for their commute, which is slightly below the national rate of 3.1%.
50.6% ▲ +964.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -87.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 volume of service, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state average. While there are 15 stops and 4 routes—more than 85% of similar areas—all public transport is provided by buses.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.76
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,425.3
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
52,819
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
216,752
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
55
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is fast, with a drive time of 11 minutes that is among the lowest for its level. Residents also have very easy access to transit, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality 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.
11
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Abbotsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10003/abbotsford/topic/transport