5.9% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beresfield - Hexham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beresfield - Hexham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 65% of working residents in Beresfield - Hexham drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. This reliance on vehicles is reflected in the low number of homes without a car. While the area has many transport stops, very few people actually use public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 5.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households own one or two cars, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 2.5 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beresfield - Hexham, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of the state, at 10.2% compared to 31%. Public transport use for work is also very low at 1.0%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
10.2% ▲ +418.5%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
The area has 8.29 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales average. Despite having more stops than most similar areas, the number of weekly departures is well below the state figure.
71
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.29
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).
1,022.9
Higher than 58% 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).
9
Higher than 57% 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 into the city is a long trip for residents, with a typical drive time of 96 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
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 Beresfield - Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031223/beresfield-hexham/topic/transport