6.0% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Redhead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Redhead
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero people in Redhead used public transport to get to work in 2021, highlighting a total reliance on other options. While many residents now work from home, the area remains heavily dependent on private cars for travel. This shift towards home-based work has seen a rise of 21 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 39.3% having two vehicles. Only 6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Redhead splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 24.5% of residents, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, the use of public transport for commuting has fallen to 0.0% since 2011.
24.5% ▲ +568.2%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Redhead has 7.13 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.13
Higher than 84% 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).
399.5
Lower than 66% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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 is shorter than in most areas, taking only 2 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is much higher than in most other areas, taking 100 minutes.
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.
100
Higher than 89% 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).
More for Redhead
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Redhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011211/redhead/topic/transport