7.8% ▼ -32.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belmont South - Blacksmiths · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Belmont South - Blacksmiths
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Belmont South - Blacksmiths drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the area is quite remote, with a typical drive time to the city taking 88 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average and has fallen 3.8 percentage points since 2011. Most households own one or two cars, with 39.1% owning one and 34.8% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Belmont South - Blacksmiths splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Working from home rose 14 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.4%, though this is still well below the national figure of 21.0%.
17.4% ▲ +398.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -80.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
The area has 40 public transport stops, all for buses, providing 7.04 stops per 1,000 people. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 5.27, and the number of weekly departures is higher than most areas.
40
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.04
Higher than 83% 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).
1,266.4
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).
3
Lower than 79% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is very easy, with a walk time of only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 88 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
88
Higher than 86% 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 Belmont South - Blacksmiths [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011207/belmont-south-blacksmiths/topic/transport