13.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Zara · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Zara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 14% of homes in Zara have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. While some households own four or more cars, others rely entirely on different ways to get around in this small area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Homes without a car are much more common here than in most areas, at 13.8%. However, many residents are well-equipped, with 31% of households owning four or more motor vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Zara, the largest group is 4 or more at 33%, followed by 2 vehicles (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in Zara uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure. Instead, 39.4% drive themselves and 21.2% work from home.
21.2% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 8 public transport stops, which is more than 80% of similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
91.95
Higher than 99% 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).
183.9
Higher than 72% 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 about 7 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
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 Zara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14541/zara/topic/transport