1.8% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Southern Highlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Southern Highlands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in the Southern Highlands go without a car, with only 1.8% lacking a vehicle. This heavy reliance on private cars is reflected in a long 161-minute drive to the city, which is among the highest for similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 37.6% having two and 12.4% having four or more. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Southern Highlands, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 26.7% of residents, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011 and is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, use of public transport for commuting is much lower than most areas at just 0.3%.
26.7% ▲ +113.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -81.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
While there are 43 public transport stops, the frequency of services is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 138.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people. Bus services make up 78.6% of the local transit network.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.93
Higher than 72% 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).
138.2
Lower than 78% 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).
12
Higher than 71% 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 is dominated by private travel, as it takes 161 minutes to drive to the city, which is among the highest travel times for areas of this type.
161
Higher than 99% 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 Southern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021289/southern-highlands/topic/transport