Lansdowne · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Lansdowne

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A massive gap exists between Lansdowne and the rest of the state in how people get around, with almost no one using public transport for work. Very few residents go without a car, and the vast majority rely on private vehicles to get to their jobs. This highlights a strong dependence on driving in this part of the Mid-Coast.

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📍 Lansdowne, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home in Lansdowne has a car, with only 1.4% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most homes have two vehicles, while 16.4% have three.

1.4%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 1.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Lansdowne, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Getting to work is almost entirely done by car, as 0.0% of residents use public transport. This is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Similarly, the 8.7% of people working from home is far below the New South Wales average of 31.0%.

8.7%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In Lansdowne, Car (driver) is the majority at 87%; Worked at home is next at 10%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are 3.29 public transport stops per 1,000 people, this is well below the state figure of 5.27. The area has one bus route and two stops, but the 23.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales average.

3.29

Higher than 71% 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).

23.1

Higher than 60% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a nearby stop is a challenge here, with a typical walk of 40 minutes. This is higher than most similar areas.

40

Higher than 74% 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.

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 Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12282/lansdowne/topic/transport