1.7% ▲ +66.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in The Ponds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in The Ponds now work from home, making it one of the highest-ranking areas for remote work. This heavy reliance on home-based work is a standout feature of the suburb, where car ownership is also very high.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with 50.7% having two vehicles. Only 1.7% 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 The Ponds, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant choice for 52.1% of the workforce, far above the national figure of 21.0%. Only 2.4% of people commute by public transport, which is about the same as the state average.
52.1% ▲ +1760.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -77.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 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 44 public transport stops and 8 routes, which are among the largest numbers for similar areas. While there are 2.7 stops per 1,000 people, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 5.27.
44
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.
2.70
Higher than 68% 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).
770.8
Higher than 83% 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).
21,058
Higher than 75% 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).
87,560
Higher than 76% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. The drive time to the city is 34 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
34
Lower than 71% 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 The Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13851/the-ponds/topic/transport