9.9% ▼ -32.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Islington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Islington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport services are available in Islington than in the rest of New South Wales. This area is well-connected with 19 stops and 13 routes, making it much easier for residents to get around without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of homes in Islington have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households keep one or two vehicles, with 45.8% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Islington, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 28.9% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. While public transport use is much higher than in similar areas, it remains a little below the state and national levels at 1.6%.
28.9% ▲ +905.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -67.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Islington has exceptional access to services, with 4,192 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the state average. All of these services are provided by buses.
19
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.
9.38
Higher than 87% 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).
4,192.0
Higher than 99% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop takes just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is higher than in most other places.
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.
102
Higher than 70% 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)).
- 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 Islington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11999/islington/topic/transport