4.6% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher public transport access than most similar areas defines Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, where 189 stops serve the community. Despite these facilities, the area relies heavily on cars and home-based work for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 42.4% owning two. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is well below the New South Wales rate of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 20.7% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people use public transport for work, with only 0.8% doing so, which is lower than most areas.
20.7% ▲ +669.9%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -54.6%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 is well equipped with 20 routes and 2,131.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Busses make up almost all of these services at 99%.
189
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.69
Higher than 86% 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).
2,131.5
Higher than 86% 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).
20
Higher than 86% 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.
Residents can reach their nearest stop in just 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 96 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
96
Higher than 88% 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 Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011209/glendale-cardiff-hillsborough/topic/transport