7.9% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Strathfield South · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Strathfield South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 41% of workers in Strathfield South work from home, which is among the highest rates for areas of this size. This shift is reflected in the transport data, where working from home is the most common way people get to work, far exceeding the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two cars, with 43.2% owning one and 34.6% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Strathfield South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 41.4% of the workforce doing so. Those who do travel most often drive, with 34.8% being the driver, while 2.5% use public transport.
41.4% ▲ +975.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -76.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 options are plentiful, with 25 stops and 8 routes, which is among the largest for areas of this level. Weekly departures are far above the New South Wales figure, though the 70-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
25
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.
6.88
Higher than 85% 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).
4,677.9
Higher than 99% 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).
3,636
Lower than 51% 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).
81,370
Higher than 75% 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).
70
Higher than 74% 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.
The drive time to the city is just 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes around 13 minutes.
13
Higher than 50% 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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13691/strathfield-south/topic/transport