7.9% ▼ -36.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Telarah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Telarah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short walk to the nearest stop makes travel easier for residents in Telarah, where 15 public transport stops serve the area. While most people rely on cars, the own-vehicle rate is lower than in many similar places, with 7.9% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 40% of homes have one vehicle and 35% have two. The 7.9% of households without a car is much higher than in most similar areas, though it is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Telarah splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, with 61.5% as the driver. Those working from home make up 11.9% of the workforce, which is far below the state figure of 31% and lower than most other areas.
11.9% ▲ +729.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -44.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Telarah has 6.47 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average. While it has more stops than 85% of similar areas, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the New South Wales figure.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.47
Higher than 83% 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).
827.0
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 just 2 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 108 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
108
Higher than 74% 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 Telarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13795/telarah/topic/transport