6.8% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Lambton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Lambton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher public transport access than most similar areas defines North Lambton. This suburb is very well connected by bus, with 22 stops and 11 different routes serving the local community. While most people still rely on cars, the area offers a high level of transit options compared to other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and 37.9% of households own just one vehicle. About 6.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →North Lambton splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 20.6% work from home. This working-from-home rate is higher than most similar areas, though it is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
20.6% ▲ +717.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 a strong point here, with 6.37 stops per 1,000 people and 1,588.6 weekly departures. Both figures are a little above the New South Wales averages, and the 22 local stops are more than 89% of similar areas.
22
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.
6.37
Higher than 83% 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).
1,588.6
Higher than 89% 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).
11
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 a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just one minute. However, the drive time to the city is 97 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
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 North Lambton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13004/north-lambton/topic/transport