16.3% ▼ -33.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parramatta Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Parramatta Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Parramatta Park have no motor vehicle than the national average, with 16.3% of households without one. This makes the area stand out compared to most other similar places. While many residents rely on cars, there is a strong presence of public transport options available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do own cars, half of all households have just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Parramatta Park, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in other areas, at only 8.2%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Most people drive to work, though 8.7% walk and 5.5% use a bicycle.
8.2% ▲ +177.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 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.
Public transport is mainly provided by buses, with 9 different routes serving the area. While the number of stops is higher than about 77% of similar areas, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average.
5
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.38
Higher than 63% 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).
653.7
Higher than 81% 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).
9
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is relatively easy, with a typical walking time of 5 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
5
Lower than 68% 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 Parramatta Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32279/parramatta-park/topic/transport