8.0% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hunters Hill · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Hunters Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of workers in Hunters Hill work from home, making it one of the most remote-working areas in the country. This shift is part of a huge trend where 48.9% of the workforce now operates from home, up 42 points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households rely on cars, with 39.9% owning two vehicles and 33.2% owning one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hunters Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the dominant choice for 48.9% of residents, far above the national figure of 21%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen sharply since 2011, now sitting at 2.2%.
48.9% ▲ +591.6%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -83.9%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Public transport access is very strong, with 2,312 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. All of these services are provided by buses, with 82 stops across the area.
82
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.05
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,312.1
Higher than 94% of council (lga) 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 55% of council (lga) 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 convenient, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most areas, taking only 11 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% of council (lga) 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.
11
Lower than 89% of council (lga) 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 Hunters Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14100/hunters-hill/topic/transport