2.2% ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 45% of people in Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista now work from home, which is far above the national figure. This shift is part of a larger trend where car travel remains dominant and very few homes get by without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average. Most households are well-equipped for driving, with 44.6% owning two vehicles and another 25.3% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 40 percentage points since 2011 to reach 44.7%, one of the highest rates for this level. In contrast, those using public transport to get to work fell to 2.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
44.7% ▲ +842.3%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -68.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 147 public transport stops, among the largest at this level, with 6.78 stops per 1,000 people being well above the state average. Despite having 16 different routes, the 74-minute trip to the city is much higher than in most areas.
147
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.78
Higher than 81% 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).
2,022.7
Higher than 84% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,683
Higher than 65% 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).
26,866
Lower than 64% 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).
74
Higher than 77% 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.
A typical drive to the city takes 29 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
29
Higher than 57% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Baulkham Hills (West) - Bella Vista [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/115011291/baulkham-hills-bella-vista/topic/transport