3.9% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woodford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Woodford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of working from home and public transport use than most similar areas define Woodford. While many residents still drive, over a third of the workforce avoids a daily commute entirely. This shift is notable in a place where the typical drive to the city takes 93 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 41.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 23.8% having three or more. Only 3.9% 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 Woodford, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 36.5% of the workforce staying put. Other options are rare, as only 1.8% of workers commute by public transport, which is about the same as the state figure.
36.5% ▲ +589.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -81.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Woodford has more stops and routes than about 82% of similar areas, including 10 stops across 4 routes. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
10
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.12
Higher than 78% 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).
413.7
Higher than 77% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
11,445
Lower than 57% 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.
A walk to the nearest stop takes about 10 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. Reaching the city by car typically takes 93 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
10
Lower than 54% 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.
93
Higher than 65% 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 Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14401/woodford/topic/transport