2.4% ▼ -53.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Otford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Otford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Otford than in most similar areas. Nearly half the workforce, 45.5%, avoids a daily commute, which is far above the national figure of 21%. This high rate of home-based work is a standout feature of the local transport landscape.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 48% owning two vehicles. Only 2.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Otford, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 45.5% of workers stay at home, others rely mostly on cars to get to work. Only 1.4% of the workforce use public transport, which is a little below the Australian average of 3.1%.
45.5% ▲ +559.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -90.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Otford has 10.1 public transport stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average of 5.27. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.10
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).
618.7
Higher than 81% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 8 minutes. For those travelling to the city, the drive time is 70 minutes.
8
Lower than 57% 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.
70
Higher than 50% 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 Otford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13112/otford/topic/transport