59.8% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chippendale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Chippendale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 60% of homes in Chippendale have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most car-free places in the country, where residents rely heavily on working from home or using the extensive public transport network.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 60% of households here do not own a car, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. For those who do have vehicles, 34.1% have one car, while only about 6% of homes have two or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chippendale, No vehicle is the majority at 60%; 1 vehicle is next at 34%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 50.2% of the workforce doing so, far above the 21% national figure. Those who do travel for work often walk (10.1%) or use public transport (9.8%), which is well above the state average.
50.2% ▲ +1341.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.8% ▼ -72.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 exceptionally well connected, with 30 public transport routes and a short 28-minute transit time to the city. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average, the weekly departures per person remain much higher than most areas.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.51
Higher than 59% 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).
1,162.6
Higher than 87% 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).
30
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
154,412
Higher than 93% 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).
569,353
Higher than 93% 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).
28
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of only 5 minutes. Most residents also live close to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 Chippendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10906/chippendale/topic/transport