0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
Carrington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Carrington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 128-minute drive to the city defines the commute for residents in Carrington, making it much longer than most areas. This isolation is paired with a complete lack of local public transport options, leaving the community almost entirely dependent on private vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 1 vehicle at 75%, ahead of 2 vehicles (25%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carrington, 1 vehicle is the majority at 75%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 56%, ahead of Car (passenger) (0%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are no public transport stops or routes in Carrington. This is far below the New South Wales figure, and the area has no weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
Getting to the nearest transport stop takes about 39 minutes on foot, which is longer than most areas. This limited access is consistent with the long 128-minute drive required to reach the city.
39
Higher than 73% 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.
128
Higher than 85% 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
- 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).
More for Carrington
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Carrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10828/carrington/topic/transport