13.4% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hamilton - Broadmeadow · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hamilton - Broadmeadow
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than one in ten homes in Hamilton - Broadmeadow have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure. This reliance on other transport is supported by an exceptionally high number of public transport stops and services. While many people still drive, a large number of residents now work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 13.4% of households do not own a car, a figure that is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 9.2%. This is a decrease of 5.0 percentage points since 2011, while the most common situation now is one vehicle per home at 40.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hamilton - Broadmeadow, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 23 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.1%, which is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, only 1.9% of people commute using public transport, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
27.1% ▲ +615.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Public transport access is far above the New South Wales average, with 8.61 stops per 1,000 people and a very high 3,388.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people. The area is served by 53 routes, with buses making up the vast majority of services at 91.8%.
110
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.61
Higher than 87% 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).
3,388.7
Higher than 87% 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).
53
Higher than 87% 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 a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 101 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
101
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hamilton - Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031224/hamilton-broadmeadow/topic/transport