13.2% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Berala · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Berala
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 327,000 people can be reached from Berala within 45 minutes by public transport, making it one of the most connected areas at this level. This high accessibility is paired with a large number of homes that do not own a car. While many residents still drive, the area has strong links to the wider region through its transit network.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 13.2% of Berala homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 9.2% seen across New South Wales. Most households have one or two vehicles, with 40.1% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Berala, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 6.8% of workers, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is also common at 26.3%, though this is well below the New South Wales rate of 31.0%.
26.3% ▲ +1429.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -70.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
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.
Berala has 35 public transport stops and 7 routes, which is more than 91% of similar areas. However, the 520.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,313.6.
35
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.00
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).
520.8
Higher than 79% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
55,787
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).
327,399
Higher than 89% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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 by car takes about 20 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, typically only 3 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.
20
Lower than 83% 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 Berala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10299/berala/topic/transport