12.5% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blaxland · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Blaxland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Blaxland use public transport and work from home than in most similar areas. While 40% of workers drive themselves, nearly a quarter now work from home. This shift is part of a broader trend where 12.5% of households live without a motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.5% of Blaxland homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 7.4%. However, this has fallen slightly since 2011, and 31% of households now own two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Blaxland, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 38%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 24.7% since 2016, which is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 6.2% of people commute by public transport—much higher than most similar areas—though this is down from 15.8% in 2016.
24.7% —
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% —
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Blaxland has 989 public transport stops, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state figure, with buses making up 96.2% of all services.
989
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.24
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,421.3
Higher than 66% of federal electorate 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).
44
Lower than 66% of federal electorate 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 around is relatively easy, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also lower than in most similar areas, taking about 23 minutes.
4
Lower than 65% of federal electorate 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.
23
Lower than 62% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED105/blaxland/topic/transport