6.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forestville · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Forestville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Forestville work from home, far more than the national figure. This high rate of remote work defines daily life here, reducing the need for traditional commutes despite the area having strong local transit links.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 40% having two. Only 6.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forestville, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common at 47.4%, far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Only 2.4% of people use public transport to get to work, which is about the same as the national average.
47.4% ▲ +664.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -78.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 is well served by buses, with 12 routes and 31 stops, among the largest numbers for an area of this size. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, though the total number of stops per person is well below the New South Wales average.
31
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.
3.58
Higher than 72% 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).
2,693.0
Higher than 95% 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,161
Higher than 64% 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).
142,741
Higher than 86% 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).
50
Lower than 64% 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 to the city is quick, with a drive time of 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have very easy access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 1 minute.
1
Lower than 99% 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 Forestville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11551/forestville/topic/transport