5.6% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Freshwater
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the working population in Freshwater now works from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift reflects a modern commuting pattern in an area that is exceptionally well-connected by bus services, though it remains a long trip to the city by transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Freshwater, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (38%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost 49% of people work from home, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Only 2.1% use public transport to get to work, a rate that is about the same as the state average.
48.7% ▲ +911.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -83.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Freshwater has a very high number of bus stops and departures per person compared to the state. While it is easy to reach a stop, the trip to the city takes 69 minutes, which is longer than for most areas.
53
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.77
Higher than 81% 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).
2,076.6
Higher than 92% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
63,307
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).
128,503
Higher than 85% 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).
69
Higher than 73% 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.
It is very easy to access transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. For those driving, the trip to the city is much shorter than in most similar areas, taking about 18 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
18
Lower than 85% 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 Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/transport