1.3% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Eglinton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Eglinton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Eglinton have two motor vehicles, making cars the primary way people get around. While the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops compared to similar places, very few residents actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. About 47.4% of households own two vehicles, while 19.1% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Eglinton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.6% as the driver and 5.2% as a passenger. Only 11% of the workforce works from home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
11.0% ▲ +146.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 13 public transport stops and 6 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
13
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.32
Higher than 75% 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).
429.6
Higher than 77% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around on foot is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 46 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the highest for its level at 170 minutes.
46
Higher than 77% 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.
170
Higher than 94% 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 Eglinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11389/eglinton/topic/transport