8.6% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Lambton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A higher share of households in Lambton live without a car than in most similar areas. While about 8.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, the suburb provides excellent accessibility with a typical three-minute walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though the 8.6% of households with no vehicle is a little above the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lambton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 24.6%, which is well above the Australian figure. This is a high rate compared to similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales average of 31%.
24.6% ▲ +818.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -70.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
Lambton has 27 public transport stops and 5 routes, placing it in the top 12% of similar areas for access. Weekly departures are much higher than most areas, though a little below the state average.
27
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.
5.18
Higher than 78% 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).
1,141.4
Higher than 87% 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).
5
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.
A short three-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than in most areas. However, the drive time to the city is higher than most areas at 97 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.
97
Higher than 67% 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 Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12273/lambton/topic/transport