3.1% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stanhope Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Stanhope Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of the working population in Stanhope Gardens works from home, making it one of the most flexible areas for employment. While most households rely on cars, the suburb maintains an impressive level of public transport infrastructure for its size. This blend of remote work and accessibility defines how residents move through the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 3.1% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the most common setup is two vehicles per household at 44.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stanhope Gardens, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, at 47.9%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Only 2.4% of workers use public transport to commute, a rate that is about the same as the rest of Australia.
47.9% ▲ +1283.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -78.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
The area has 28 public transport stops, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas. While there are 8 bus routes and high weekly departures, it still takes a long time to reach the city by transit, typically 69 minutes.
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.
2.99
Higher than 69% 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).
1,304.0
Higher than 88% 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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
32,531
Higher than 85% 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).
172,217
Higher than 86% 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).
69
Higher than 73% 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 to the city by car is relatively quick, with a drive time of 29 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
29
Lower than 75% 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 Stanhope Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13664/stanhope-gardens/topic/transport