Stanwell Park · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Stanwell Park

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost 44% of working residents in Stanwell Park now work from home, reflecting a huge shift in how people get to their jobs. This high rate of remote work, combined with very high car ownership, suggests a lifestyle less dependent on daily travel.

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📍 Stanwell Park, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Very few homes here go without a car, with only 1.6% of households having no vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and most residents have at least two cars, with 47.1% of homes owning exactly two.

1.6% ▼ -68.1%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 5.0%
  • 2016: 4.0%
  • 2021: 1.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Stanwell Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged to 43.9%, a jump of 33 points since 2011 and far above the Australian average of 21%. While 1.2% of people use public transport—which is much higher than in most similar areas—the car remains the primary way to travel for those who do leave the house.

43.9% ▲ +313.0%

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.6%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 43.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.2% ▼ -10.4%

Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 1.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In Stanwell Park, Worked at home is the majority at 52%; Car (driver) is next at 44%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Stanwell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115129/stanwell-park/topic/transport