3.7% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Baulkham Hills - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Baulkham Hills - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all working residents in Baulkham Hills - East work from home, a figure far above the national average. This preference for home-based work sits alongside a high level of car ownership and a reliance on buses for public transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 41.7% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3.7% having none. This lack of car-free households is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Baulkham Hills - East splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 46.8% since 2011, which is far above the Australian figure of 21.0%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people using public transport to get to work has fallen sharply to 3.0%.
46.8% ▲ +1083.4%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -77.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 is served by 130 public transport stops, all of which are buses, and has far more weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state average. However, it takes 71 minutes to reach the city by transit, which is higher than most areas.
130
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.26
Higher than 64% 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).
2,251.5
Higher than 86% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
24,726
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
68,280
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
71
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Driving to the city takes about 24 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. In contrast, the 14-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most other places.
14
Higher than 75% 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.
24
Lower than 52% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Baulkham Hills - East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Baulkham Hills - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011290/baulkham-hills-east/topic/transport