10.4% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sutherland · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Sutherland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 40% of people in Sutherland work from home, far more than the national figure. This makes it a standout area for flexible working, where high rates of home-based employment sit alongside a strong public transport network that connects residents to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 52.9% owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sutherland, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 39.8%, a figure far above the Australian average of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for similar areas, with 5.1% of workers using it.
39.8% ▲ +1538.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -78.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
Sutherland has a high number of transport stops and routes, with 1,019.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people. While this is much higher than most areas, it remains well below the New South Wales figure.
34
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.94
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).
1,019.9
Higher than 86% 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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
66,006
Higher than 88% 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).
221,757
Higher than 87% 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).
56
Lower than 53% 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 is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 28 minutes. Residents also enjoy very easy access to transit, with the walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
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.
28
Lower than 76% 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 Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13716/sutherland/topic/transport