5.1% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Holroyd · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Holroyd
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Holroyd than in most similar areas, with 43.7% of the workforce doing so. This trend is far above the national figure, marking the area as a significant hub for remote work. While public transport access is strong, most residents still rely on cars or their own homes to get through the day.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Just 5.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure. About 50.7% of households have one vehicle, while 32.2% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Holroyd, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 33%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 43.7% of workers doing so, which is far above the national figure of 21.0%. Those who do travel, 4.0% use public transport, which is a little above the state average.
43.7% ▲ +1744.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -80.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 1,718.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, among the highest at this level. This high frequency helps 233,809 people reach the area within 45 minutes by transit.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.40
Higher than 67% 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).
1,718.8
Higher than 90% 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).
45,735
Higher than 86% 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).
233,809
Higher than 87% 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).
66
Higher than 68% 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 fast by car, taking only 19 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy quick access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Holroyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11932/holroyd/topic/transport