4.5% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cardiff South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cardiff South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of working residents in Cardiff South drive themselves to work. This car-reliant area has a high number of public transport stops and routes compared to similar places, though actual usage of these services remains very low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 38.9% owning two. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cardiff South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 0.5% of people use public transport. At 16.8%, those working from home are far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
16.8% ▲ +777.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -73.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 well equipped with 21 stops and 4 routes, meaning there are 7.16 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state average. However, weekly departures are well below the New South Wales figure.
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.16
Higher than 86% 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).
1,017.7
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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. In contrast, the drive time to the city is 99 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
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 Cardiff South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10810/cardiff-south/topic/transport