3.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Eschol Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Eschol Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A strong reliance on private cars defines Eschol Park, where only 3.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. While public transport options have improved, the vast majority of residents still depend on driving to get around the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are central to life here, with 41.8% of homes owning two vehicles. Very few households get by without a car, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Eschol Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers drive to work, though 22% now work from home, which is a little above the national figure. Only 1.9% of people use public transport for their commute.
22.0% ▲ +837.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -71.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
The area has 7 stops and 4 routes, which is more than most similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.69
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).
657.8
Higher than 81% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,236
Higher than 74% 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).
20,236
Lower than 51% 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.
It takes about 37 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 9 minutes.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
37
Lower than 69% 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 Eschol Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11444/eschol-park/topic/transport