8.5% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Callaghan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Callaghan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 4,600 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Callaghan one of the most well-serviced areas for transit. While it has a high number of stops and routes, most residents still rely on cars to get to work. This reflects a place with excellent access to transport that few people actually use for their daily commute.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8.5% of people doing so. Most workers rely on cars, with 41.4% driving themselves, while 2.6% use public transport.
2.6% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 a major feature of the area, boasting 13 routes and 9 stops. With 6.63 stops per 1,000 people, access is well above the New South Wales figure, and 95.5% of these services are buses.
9
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.63
Higher than 84% 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).
4,629.6
Higher than 99% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 6 minutes, which is lower than in most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 99 minutes, which is higher than most places.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
99
Higher than 68% 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)).
- 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 Callaghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10754/callaghan/topic/transport