1.5% ▼ -49.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hill Top - Colo Vale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hill Top - Colo Vale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 63% of working residents in Hill Top - Colo Vale drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a place where private vehicles are essential, as public transport options are very limited and the drive to the city takes over an hour.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Private cars are nearly universal here, with only 1.5% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Most households own multiple vehicles, with 41% owning two and another 15.9% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hill Top - Colo Vale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 16.2% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, which is much lower than most other areas.
16.2% ▲ +292.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -58.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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.
Public transport is scarce, with only 3 routes and 19 stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure, and most of the limited service is provided by buses.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.97
Lower than 70% 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).
107.6
Lower than 80% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 25 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also high, taking around 67 minutes.
25
Higher than 83% 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.
67
Higher than 79% 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 Hill Top - Colo Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021285/hill-top-colo-vale/topic/transport