38.3% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Waterloo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far greater number of people now work from home in Waterloo than in other similar areas, with over half the workforce doing so. This shift reflects a broader trend toward flexible work and a low reliance on cars. The area is highly connected, with a very short walk to the nearest transport stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 38% of homes in Waterloo have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. About half of all households keep just one car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Waterloo, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by No vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 52% of people doing so—far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national average at 6.5%.
52.0% ▲ +1799.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.5% ▼ -77.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 6.5%
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.
Waterloo has 31 public transport stops and 12 routes, among the largest numbers for an area of this size. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the state average, weekly departures are well above that figure.
31
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.
1.89
Higher than 65% 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).
1,890.0
Higher than 91% 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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
137,466
Higher than 92% 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).
458,824
Higher than 91% 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).
29
Lower than 93% 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 quick, with a typical drive time of only 7 minutes. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, which takes 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.
7
Lower than 99% 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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14201/waterloo/topic/transport