3.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Edmondson Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Edmondson Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of residents work from home in Edmondson Park than across the nation, with 36.1% avoiding a daily commute. This shift is reflected in a car-reliant area where very few households get by without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.1% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. Most households own at least two cars, with 45.2% having exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Edmondson Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 36.1%, which is far above the Australian figure of 21.0%. Driving is the next most popular choice, with 39% of workers commuting as the driver.
36.1% ▲ +772.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -45.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
The area has 25 public transport stops and 15 routes, making it one of the largest at this level. Despite this, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
25
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.07
Higher than 66% 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).
716.4
Higher than 82% 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).
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,616
Higher than 76% 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).
38,308
Higher than 60% 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.
The drive time to the city is 32 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
32
Lower than 72% 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 Edmondson Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11386/edmondson-park/topic/transport