13.2% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Enfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
High numbers of people working from home define Enfield, where 34.9% of workers avoid a daily commute. This is far above the national figure of 21%. While many residents rely on cars, the area stands out for having public transport access that is much stronger than in most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 13.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households have one or two cars, but this lack of vehicle ownership is among the highest for areas of this type.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Enfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 34.9% of the workforce doing so, which is far above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 3.6% of people commute by public transport, a figure much higher than in most similar areas.
34.9% ▲ +1089.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.6% ▼ -76.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 3.6%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Enfield is well connected, with 8 public transport stops and 7 routes, making it larger than about 80% to 91% of similar areas. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is among the highest at this level and far above the state figure.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.67
Higher than 68% 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).
2,382.7
Higher than 94% 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).
7
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
49,796
Higher than 87% 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).
301,669
Higher than 88% 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).
55
Lower than 55% 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.
Getting into the city is quick, with a drive time of just 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
15
Lower than 88% 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 Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11424/enfield/topic/transport