Edgeworth · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Edgeworth

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A very high number of public transport stops, totaling 61, serves the people of Edgeworth. While the area has excellent access to transit, most residents still rely on cars for their daily travel.

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📍 Edgeworth, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is two vehicles per home at 35.5%.

8.1% ▼ -13.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 7.4%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Edgeworth splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 13.3% of people doing so. Most workers drive themselves to a job, accounting for 63.5% of trips.

13.3% ▲ +645.6%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.6% ▼ -59.8%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Edgeworth, Car (driver) is the majority at 77%; Worked at home is next at 16%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

With 9.53 stops per 1,000 people, Edgeworth has transit access far above the New South Wales figure. All six available routes are bus services, providing 1,107.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people.

9.53

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).

1,107.2

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Residents can reach the nearest transport stop in just 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 92 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.

92

Higher than 64% 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 Edgeworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11384/edgeworth/topic/transport