1.8% ▲ —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stanwell Tops · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Stanwell Tops
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of working residents in Stanwell Tops work from home, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of remote work aligns with a strong reliance on private cars for those who do commute. Most households here are well-equipped for travel, with over half owning at least two vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are very common in Stanwell Tops, where 53.3% of homes have two vehicles. Only 1.8% 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 Stanwell Tops, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 1 vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very popular here at 39.8%, a rate far above the Australian average of 21%. In contrast, no one here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure.
39.8% ▲ +344.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
The area has 11 public transport stops and two routes, meaning there are 21.28 stops per 1,000 people. This is far above the New South Wales average, though all available services are buses.
11
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
21.28
Higher than 93% 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).
1,063.8
Higher than 87% 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.
Getting to a stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 46 minutes, which is lower than most similar places.
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.
46
Lower than 64% 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 Stanwell Tops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13669/stanwell-tops/topic/transport