31.5% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Newtown · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Newtown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Newtown than in most other areas, with 31.5% of homes owning no motor vehicle. This lifestyle is supported by a massive amount of public transport and very short travel times to the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 31.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Half of all households keep one vehicle, while only 14.4% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Newtown, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; No vehicle is next at 32%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 55.1% of people doing so—far above the 21% national figure. Another 5.5% use public transport for their commute, which is a little above the national average.
55.1% ▲ +1118.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.5% ▼ -84.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 3,358 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. The area has 28 stops and 20 routes, making it one of the largest networks at this level.
28
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.
1.91
Higher than 65% 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).
3,358.3
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).
20
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
218,001
Higher than 96% 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).
706,717
Higher than 95% 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).
27
Lower than 95% 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 into the city is quick, with a drive time of only 7 minutes. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest transport stop, which takes just 2 minutes on average.
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.
7
Lower than 99% 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 Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12969/newtown/topic/transport