9.1% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Remote work has surged in Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, with the share of people working from home jumping 24 percentage points since 2011. This shift to home-based work now happens for 26.9% of the workforce, while public transport use for commuting has dropped significantly over the same period.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 9.1% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Balgownie - Fairy Meadow splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 27% of workers now work from home, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, only 1.5% of people commute by public transport, a little below both the state and national averages.
26.9% ▲ +830.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -69.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
Balgownie - Fairy Meadow has 138 public transport stops and 13 routes, which is among the largest number of stops for areas of this level. There are 6.41 stops per 1,000 people, a little above the New South Wales figure.
138
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.41
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,292.6
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The walk to the nearest stop takes about 11 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is 63 minutes, which is much higher than most similar areas.
11
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
63
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Balgownie - Fairy Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041144/balgownie-fairy-meadow/topic/transport