2.5% ▼ -46.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cambridge Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cambridge Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now work from home in Cambridge Gardens than in many similar areas, with 24.1% of the workforce doing so. This shift highlights a move away from traditional commuting in a suburb where most residents rely on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, with 41.5% of households owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cambridge Gardens, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 52.2% of residents, while only 1.1% use public transport. Working from home is quite common at 24.1%, which is well above the national figure of 21.0%.
24.1% ▲ +1299.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -83.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 number of public transport stops and routes compared to most similar places, with 12 stops and 4 routes available. However, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is well below the state figure.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.91
Higher than 81% 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).
957.1
Higher than 86% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
33,970
Higher than 58% 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 to the nearest stop is very quick, taking only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 40 minutes, which is lower than the typical time for similar suburbs.
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.
40
Lower than 67% 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 Cambridge Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10766/cambridge-gardens/topic/transport