6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Sherwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
An extraordinary 166 public transport stops per 1,000 people makes Sherwood one of the most stop-dense areas for its size. Despite this high number of stops, the area relies entirely on bus services for its public transit needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 42%, ahead of 3 vehicles (33%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sherwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (33%) and 1 vehicle (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 47%, ahead of Worked at home (27%).
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Sherwood has 6 stops across one route, which is more than about 78% of similar areas. However, with 833 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is well below the New South Wales figure of 1,314.
166.67
Higher than 99% 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).
833.3
Higher than 84% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
It takes about 8 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
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.
Sources
- 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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13553/sherwood/topic/transport