2.6% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Caddens · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Caddens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 32% of working residents in Caddens work from home, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area stand out for its flexible work patterns, while most other households rely heavily on private cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Half of all homes have two motor vehicles, and only 2.6% of households have no car. This lack of vehicle ownership is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Caddens, 2 vehicles is the majority at 50%; 1 vehicle is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 32%, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 44.1% of people drive to work, a small number use public transport, which is about the same as the state average.
32.0% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Caddens has 14 public transport stops, which is more than about 84% of similar areas, though all services are buses. Despite having more routes than most, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the state figure.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.01
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).
818.5
Higher than 84% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,625
Higher than 78% 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).
41,950
Higher than 61% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is convenient, with a short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 34 minutes, also lower than most areas.
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.
34
Lower than 71% 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 Caddens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10741/caddens/topic/transport