5.5% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cardiff · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cardiff
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 3,300 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Cardiff (NSW) an exceptionally well-served area for its size. While most people still rely on cars, the suburb has an impressive number of transit stops and routes compared to similar places. This high level of access is a standout feature of the local transport landscape.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cardiff splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves to work, and 18.1% work from home, which is a little below the national figure. Only 1.3% use public transport for their commute, a result that is a little below the state and national figures.
18.1% ▲ +549.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -44.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 is among the largest at this level for public transport, with 58 stops and 10 routes. There are 9.18 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 5.27.
58
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.18
Higher than 87% 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).
3,312.1
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).
10
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.
It takes typically 6 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 96 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
96
Higher than 66% 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 Cardiff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10808/cardiff/topic/transport