4.3% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cowan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Cowan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Cowan than in most similar areas, with 35% of the workforce avoiding a daily commute. This high rate of home-working is a standout feature of the area, where the vast majority of residents rely on private cars or remote work to get through their day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 43.3% owning two and 16.8% owning three. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cowan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving or working from home dominate the morning routine, as 39% of workers drive and 35% work from home. This remote-work rate is far above the Australian figure of 21%. Only 1.5% of people use public transport to get to work.
35.0% ▲ +468.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -81.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Cowan has 9.51 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 5.27. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.51
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).
803.5
Higher than 84% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 around is challenging, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 32 minutes. This is higher than most areas, as is the 87-minute drive time to the city.
32
Higher than 68% 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.
87
Higher than 61% 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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11097/cowan/topic/transport