18.3% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Auburn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people forgo owning a car in Auburn than in most other areas, with 18.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other options is reflected in the way people move, with a very high number of residents using public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in five homes have no car, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. For those who do own vehicles, 42.6% of households have one car and 24.9% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Auburn, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (25%) and No vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is a major choice for the workforce, with 14.5% of people using it to get to work, far above the New South Wales figure of 2.7%. Meanwhile, 17.0% work from home, which is well below the national rate of 21.0%.
17.0% ▲ +1053.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
14.5% ▼ -39.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 150 public transport stops and 11 routes, among the largest numbers for its level. While it has 3.81 stops per 1,000 people, this is well below the state figure of 5.27.
150
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.81
Higher than 73% 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).
671.5
Higher than 81% 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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,487
Higher than 73% 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).
145,960
Higher than 86% 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).
66
Higher than 68% 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.
Daily travel is convenient for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just 3 minutes, much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most areas at 19 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10107/auburn/topic/transport