32.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Darlington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Darlington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in Darlington now work from home, marking a massive shift in how people get around. This area is heavily reliant on transit and walking, with 32% of homes owning no car—a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost a third of households have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures. For those who do own cars, the most common arrangement is having just one vehicle, held by 47.3% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Darlington, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by No vehicle (32%) and 2 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 50.2% of residents doing so, far above the national figure. Those who do travel for work are more likely to use public transport than people in most other areas.
50.2% ▲ +1396.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▼ -75.5%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 2,316.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. There are 11 different routes serving the area, and the typical trip to the city takes just 28 minutes.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.16
Higher than 62% 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).
2,316.9
Higher than 93% 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).
11
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
151,416
Higher than 92% 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).
619,184
Higher than 94% 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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical 6-minute drive to the city. It is also easy to access transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 4 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
6
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 Darlington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11215/darlington/topic/transport